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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. When April phones her grandmother from the airport, what does her grandmother say?

2. What does meeting Abby again in Grove City teach April?

3. As they talk about the day's plans, what does Mr. Corrigan say about his involvement in the world of crime?

4. After going home after the movie, what does April sense when she walks into the house?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. When April gets home from the movie, her parents have obviously been arguing. What does her father then tell April?

3. 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?

4. 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?

5. 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?

6. April had agreed to go to a movie with Larry because it was a group event. At the movie she meets Abby, who sat next to her on the plane. How does April handle this situation?

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

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

9. 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?

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Rising action in a story or novel leads up to the climax. It is usually composed of conflict of some sort that will ultimately lead to a climax in the story. List five examples where Duncan introduces conflict into the rising action to lead the story to a climax

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Explain what foreshadowing is and how it is used in Don't Look Behind You, citing three examples. Two of your examples may come from Chapter 1, but the third must come from later in the book.

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