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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After the apology about the phone, what does Jim offer to do to break the monotony of watching TV?
(a) To get permission to let the family use the hotel gym.
(b) To buy some board games.
(c) To buy them any junk food they want.
(d) To buy them a computer.

2. What nickname does Steve have for April?
(a) Rapunzel.
(b) April-La-La
(c) Princess.
(d) Baby cakes.

3. Max finally shows up after Mrs. Corrigan calls him. What does he decide to do?
(a) Fire Jim for leaving the hotel.
(b) Send the family back to Norwood.
(c) Move the family to a different floor of the hotel.
(d) Move the family out of the Mayflower.

4. Angry about being banned from using the hotel phone, where does April go to avoid Jim?
(a) The bedroom.
(b) The hallway.
(c) The balcony.
(d) The bathroom.

5. After Jim leaves to arrange a way to break the monotony, April feels guilty. Why?
(a) She feels she has been really childish lately.
(b) She said awful things about Jim in the letter she mailed.
(c) She called Jim some horrible names over the issue of the phone.
(d) She feels she should tell him about mailing the letter.

6. Why doesn't April's grandmother want to join them in the witness protection program?
(a) She can't get along with her daughter.
(b) She doesn't want to be around April and Bram all the time.
(c) She doesn't want to leave her friends and activities.
(d) She is too old for such a change.

7. The FBI agents want April's father to nail his boss. Who is his boss?
(a) Lewis.
(b) Loftin.
(c) Lansing.
(d) Luftwaffe.

8. Why is April's father surprised the U.S Marshals Service wants to settle them in Florida?
(a) It is even hotter than Virginia.
(b) It has a high drug crime rate.
(c) It is a retirement destination.
(d) It has very little industry.

9. What does Max tell April's grandmother that no one in the family can do?
(a) Leave Norwood.
(b) Appear in public.
(c) Leave the house.
(d) Telephone anyone.

10. A few days after arriving in Florida, April meets Abby again. Why is she in Grove City?
(a) She is visiting her grandparents.
(b) She is Kim's stepsister.
(c) She is Sandi's cousin.
(d) She is Larry's stepsister.

11. How does Mrs. Corrigan feel after they arrive at the Mayflower Hotel?
(a) She is exhausted and shaky.
(b) She is worried about her husband.
(c) She is angry about leaving her home.
(d) She is relieved they are safe.

12. Where did April and her family live at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Elmwood, Virginia
(b) Crestwood, Virginia.
(c) Norwood, Virginia.
(d) Washington, D.C.

13. April picks up the phone and hears her mother talking to Max. What does she overhear?
(a) Her mother crying.
(b) Max saying they will be back home in two days.
(c) Max telling her mother that they are in danger for their lives.
(d) Them arranging to have her father call the next day.

14. Max tells the family that they will probably be part of the Federal Witness Security Program. What is Mrs. Corrigan's reaction?
(a) She is happy.
(b) She is angry.
(c) She thinks he is kidding.
(d) She is horrified.

15. What advice does Tom Geist give the family about their social life?
(a) To make a list all the things they can tell other people.
(b) To not have a social life at all.
(c) To choose their friends carefully.
(d) To limit it to one or two families.

Short Answer Questions

1. Tom Geist is sitting in the kitchen when April gets home. Who is he?

2. Jim tries to explain to April about the phone -- he is afraid she will do something "dumb." Who does he compare her to?

3. What are the people that April sees behind the school doing?

4. How long does the Corrigan family stay at the Mayflower Hotel?

5. What is April's impression of her new house's yard the next morning?

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