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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 are the new names given to April's parents by the U.S. Marshals Service?

2. Max Barber, an old friend of her father's, is at the house when April got home. What does Max do for a living?

3. Where did April meet her boyfriend Steve?

4. What does April think is the hardest thing for all of the family at the Mayfower?

5. What is the first place Max takes the family?

Short Essay Questions

1. April thinks she will be home for Steve's graduation, but she is wrong. They stay at the Mayflower for two and a half weeks. How does each family member react to this prolonged stay?

2. Who is waiting in the Corrigan house when April and her grandmother arrive home from school? Why is April uneasy about this?

3. Tom Geist also suggests something be done about Bram. What is it?

4. April's reaction to the person at the hotel door is interrupted by Jim, who scuffles with them while the Corrigans listen from inside the suite. Later on, they go out to check and what do they find?

5. Before they leave Norwood, the family meets Jim Peterson, a retired policeman, who is going to stay with the family. At the beginning of Chapter 3, he takes the family to the Mayflower Hotel in Richmond. How does April describe it?

6. April wakes up to her first morning in Grove City and decides to explore a bit. What is her first impression when she ventures outdoors?

7. Jim realizes the family is suffering due to their prolonged stay at the Mayflower. What does he leave the hotel to do?

8. In Chapter 1, the narrator, April, tells the reader about her world. What does she tell us about her family?

9. Five days after their first meeting with the U.S. Marshal Rita Green, she comes back with their new identities. Where will the family be going and what will April's new identity be?

10. In Chapter 2, what does Max tell April and Lorelei that sets in motion the events that follow?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Explain why the author uses the literary device of exposition in Chapters 1 and 2. Why is it important to "set the stage" so we understand the changes that happen to April by the end of the novel? Give three examples of her use of exposition for this purpose.

Essay Topic 3

Making choices is often a typical teenage dilemma and this concept is very important in Don`t Look Behind You, as April wrestles with what she wants and what she has been told she must do. Giving four examples, show how the author portrays April facing specific dilemmas and the choices she makes. Explain how her choices influence the outcome of the novel.

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