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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. How does April's mother explain her husband's involvement with the FBI?
2. The Corrigans switch cars. According to Max, why do they do this?
3. After leaving the Mayflower Hotel, who does Max take the Corrigans to see in Williamsburg?
4. Max has some more bad news for the family. What is it?
5. What does Larry ask April to do after they play tennis for the first time?
Short Essay Questions
1. After the family learns of what happened to Mr. Corrigan at the trial, Max tells them they must go into hiding. What is the reaction of each of the family members?
2. The first night at the house in Grove City, April has a nightmare. What is it about?
3. Jim realizes the family is suffering due to their prolonged stay at the Mayflower. What does he leave the hotel to do?
4. Tom Geist also suggests something be done about Bram. What is it?
5. The family is told they will have to become part of the federal relocation plan to protect witnesses whose lives are threatened. How does Max explain how this works?
6. After they arrive at the Mayflower, what restrictions does Jim put on the Corrigans?
7. In Chapter 1, April describes her world and makes it sound perfect. How does she do this?
8. Who is waiting in the Corrigan house when April and her grandmother arrive home from school? Why is April uneasy about this?
9. In Chapter 1, the narrator, April, tells the reader about her world. What does she tell us about her family?
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
Tone refers to the emotional state or attitude of the narrator of a work. As the narrator of Don't Look Behind You, what is April's tone at different stages of the book? Explain the tone, with examples:
1) At the beginning of the book, when life is "normal" in Norwood;
2) When her family is torn away from their lives and then placed into the witness protection program;
3) When and after April realizes she has put her family in great danger; and
4) In the Epilogue.
Essay Topic 2
Define resolution as part of the plot structure in literature. Describe where the resolution appears in Don't Look Behind You. Giving three detailed examples, show how earlier conflicts in the novel are resolved.
Essay Topic 3
Explain what foreshadowing is and how it is used in Don't Look Behind You, citing three examples. Two of your examples may come from Chapter 1, but the third must come from later in the book.
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