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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. What does Abby accuse April of?
2. April decides to phone Larry and gets his father on the phone. What does he tell her?
3. Why has her grandmother brought Porky, the Corrigans' dog, back to live with her?
4. Back in Norwood, what does April tell Steve about her time away?
5. April reaches her grandmother's car but cannot get it started. Why?
Short Essay Questions
1. April had called her grandmother from the airport in Sarasota and Lorelei was not happy to hear from her, advising her to go back. April does show up at her grandmother's door and what does she see? What does she suddenly realize?
2. April is worried about the car behind them and decides to do something. What is it and what is the resutl?
3. Why is Steve waiting for her at airport when April returns to Norwood?
4. 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?
5. When April returns to Norwood, she gets a rude awakening about Steve. What does she learn? What does she ask Steve to do?
6. What is the final outcome of Chapter 18?
7. April manages to get out of the house and into the yard. She thinks she will be safe there but what happens?
8. When April gets home from the movie, her parents have obviously been arguing. What does her father then tell April?
9. When April and Lorelei reach the house in Grove City, the Corrigans' car is nose down in a ditch. It is empty and so is the house. What does April suddenly see that terrifies her?
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Don't Look Behind You is a first person narrative, told from April's point-of-view. Briefly explain how the first peson narrative is effective and how it is limited. Give four specific examples that show how the novel is effective told from April's point-of-view, and how our vicarious experience is enhanced.
Essay Topic 2
Define resolution as part of the plot structure in literature. Describe where the resolution appears in Don't Look Behind You. Giving three detailed examples, show how earlier conflicts in the novel are resolved.
Essay Topic 3
The setting refers to the time and the place where a story takes place. Compare and contrast the two main settings of the novel -- Norwood, Virginia and Grove City, Florida. How do the settings have an impact on the story and the characters of Don't Look Behind You?
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