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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 do April and her grandmother finally see when they reach Lemon Lane in Grove City?

2. What does April tell her parents when she meets them at the Disney World gate?

3. Where do April and her grandmother find themselves soon after they see the hitman?

4. Larry and April end up sitting at the movie together. What is the movie about?

5. How does the hitman know April is outside?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. April manages to get out of the house and into the yard. She thinks she will be safe there but what happens?

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

4. 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?

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. 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?

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

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

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 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.

Essay Topic 2

The protagonist of a story is not always portrayed in a completely positive light. In many novels, the protagonist makes a change or comes to a realization about some aspect of their life. April is in the process of growing up when she is yanked away from her almost picture-perfect life. How is the role of the protagonist portrayed in Don't Look Behind You? Give at least five examples from the novel that show how April changes over the course of the novel.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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