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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 advice does Tom Geist give the family about their social life?
2. Max has some more bad news for the family. What is it?
3. What does Larry say after April agrees to play too?
4. How many children are in the Corrigan family?
5. On the Wednesday night at the Mayflower, Mrs. Corrigan gets a call from her husband. What does she tell April and Bram?
Short Essay Questions
1. April goes behind the building because she hears a familiar sound. What is it and who does she meet there? What does April do?
2. Lorelei has shown up at school and takes April home. Who is Lorelei and what does April tell the reader about her in Chapter 2?
3. Tom Geist also gives Mr. Corrigan the keys for his new business. What is the name of it and what kind of business is it?
4. A few days after April's anger at Jim, she starts to feel guilty about how she spoke to him. He suggests a truce -- and tells her she is acting dumb but she is not stupid. What is one reason April decided to apologize?
5. April eavesdrops on a phone conversation Jim is having with Max. What does she overhear?
6. After a while at the Mayflower, April realizes she will miss Steve's graduation and she has a tantrum. What does Jim tell her and how does she react?
7. 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?
8. Tom Geist also suggests something be done about Bram. What is it?
9. In Chapter 2, what does Max tell April and Lorelei that sets in motion the events that follow?
10. Jim realizes the family is suffering due to their prolonged stay at the Mayflower. What does he leave the hotel to do?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Don't Look Behind You is a first person narrative, told from April's point-of-view. Briefly explain how the first peson narrative is effective and how it is limited. Give four specific examples that show how the novel is effective told from April's point-of-view, and how our vicarious experience is enhanced.
Essay Topic 2
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.
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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