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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. After a morning at Disney World, where do April's parents want April and Bram to go?

2. What does April overhear in the movie theater restroom that makes her very angry?

3. April gets out of the house. Where has the hitman been all this time?

4. On the way to Florida, why does a patrol car officer pull April over and ask her for her license and registration?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

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

5. Why is Steve waiting for her at airport when April returns to Norwood?

6. April feels some sympathy for her father and decides the Disney World trip might be a good idea after all. What is the drive to Orlando like?

7. The family stays at the Disney theme park during the morning and then April's parents head for Epcot Center while she stays with her brother. When Bram is on the Alice in Wonderland ride, Aprl hears someone call her name. Who is it and how does April handle the situation?

8. April and her grandmother have decided they must head for Florida. April helps her grandmother pack and they set off, taking the dog. April also has her old tennis racket. They only make it to Petersburg, Virginia that night. What happens at the motel during the night?

9. The day after April's father tells her she can't go to the university of her choice, she has made a decision to go home to Norwood. How does she plan to do this?

10. The day after Amy's party, April is hungover and depressed. What does her father tell her that makes everything seem so bad that she just wants to get out and go back to Norwood?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain how dialogue serves as an device to enhance:

(1) exposition;

(2) characterization;

(3) foreshadowing; and

(4) resolution.

Give one example from the book that illustrates each of these elements.

Essay Topic 2

In many novels and other works of fiction, the protagonist has a tragic flaw that has a large impact on the story. Define tragic flaw and give three specific examples of April's tragic flaw. With each example, explain how her actions are detrimental to others.

Essay Topic 3

In reference to the plot of Don't Look Behind You,

(1) Why are the events of the story arranged as they are?;

(2) What moves the story along? Is it external action or internal conflicts? Or a combination of both? Support your answer with examples.

(see the answer keys)

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