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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. April and her grandmother go into the house and April sees Kim's phone number on the counter. What does she immediately think?
2. What does April help her grandmother do after they decide to head for Florida?
3. What does April overhear in the movie theater restroom that makes her very angry?
4. It is the hitman that April actually sees outside the window. What does he do next?
5. Larry and April end up sitting at the movie together. What is the movie about?
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. What is April's reaction to her uncomfortable feelings during the movie? What does she then do?
3. Why is Steve waiting for her at airport when April returns to Norwood?
4. On the second day of April and Lorelei's drive to Florida, April notices something suspicious about a car behind them. What is it?
5. 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?
6. 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?
7. April is worried about the car behind them and decides to do something. What is it and what is the resutl?
8. April manages to get out of the house and into the yard. She thinks she will be safe there but what happens?
9. 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?
10. 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?
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
Coming of age stories are often rife with conflict, as much of adolescence is seen as a time of transition from childhood to adulthood, and the pull from one back to the other. In Don't Look Behind You, April faces a number of conflicts between her own needs and the needs of her family. Give four examples of when she faces this conflict and how she responds to the situations.
Essay Topic 3
The concept of survival is important in Don't Look Behind You. Not only must the characters survive physically, they fight for the survival of their identity. Citing two specific examples, show how the following characters are fighting for their survival in one way or another:
(1) April;
(2) Mrs. Corrigan;
(3) Mr. Corrigan.
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