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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Jodi Simmons from Norwood sees April at Disney World and yells her name. What is April's first reaction?

2. After April hangs up the phone, who does she think she sees outside the window?

3. April's grandmother has had a visitor. How does April recognize who it is?

4. What kind of feeling does April have as she waits for her grandmother to get money at the ATM?

5. April almost tells her parents about something that happened that evening. What is it?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is April secretly glad that Vamp tells them he is going to hold them hostage and confines them to a bedroom closet?

2. April is worried about the car behind them and decides to do something. What is it and what is the resutl?

3. On the second day of April and Lorelei's drive to Florida, April notices something suspicious about a car behind them. What is it?

4. When April returns to Norwood, she gets a rude awakening about Steve. What does she learn? What does she ask Steve to do?

5. The morning after April's movie date, her father wakes her up and says he is taking the family to Disney World. April is still angry at him for the "mess" they are in. How does he try to explain it all to her?

6. What is April's reaction to her uncomfortable feelings during the movie? What does she then do?

7. Once the movie date starts, April is uncomfortable for a couple of reasons besides meeting Abby. Why?

8. What does April find out about from Jodi while she is talking to her at Disney World? How does she feel about this?

9. April decides the only way to handle what she found out from Jodi is to continue playing tennis and going out with Larry. What happens at Amy's party? How does Larry react?

10. When April and Lorelei stop for dinner, her grandmother is worried about the road map, which turns up missing. Why is Lorelei worried about it?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Coming of age stories are often rife with conflict, as much of adolescence is seen as a time of transition from childhood to adulthood, and the pull from one back to the other. In Don't Look Behind You, April faces a number of conflicts between her own needs and the needs of her family. Give four examples of when she faces this conflict and how she responds to the situations.

Essay Topic 2

In this coming of age story, April does reach a level of maturity, as we can see by reading the Epilogue. She has had to make choices that she would not have made as the carefree teen she once was. Give two examples that occur in Chapter 14 that show she must accept reality. Explain how her choices reflect her growing maturity and how these choices are different from those she might have made only a few months before.

Essay Topic 3

State the theme of Don't Look Behind You. How is the theme of the story reflected in the conflict? Give four examples with an explanation for each one.

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