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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. The morning after going to the movie, April's father wakes her up. What does he tell her they are going to do?

2. How does the hitman die?

3. What does April's dad tell her on the day after the party?

4. After leaving Norwood, and driving to Florida the next day, what does April notice behind them?

5. After the Disney trip, what routine does April fall into for the next few weeks?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. 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?

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

4. 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?

5. 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?

6. 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?

7. 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?

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

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Define climax as part of the plot structure in literature. Where does the climax occur in Don't Look Behind You? What does it reveal about the purpose of the story?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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