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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. Where does April tell her parents she is going so they won't find out she is going back to Norwood?

2. April and Bram decide to stay at Disney World. What does Bran do as soon as his parents leave?

3. Jodi Simmons from Norwood sees April at Disney World and yells her name. What is April's first reaction?

4. Back in Norwood, what does April tell Steve about her time away?

5. April almost tells her parents about something that happened that evening. What is it?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is April secretly glad that Vamp tells them he is going to hold them hostage and confines them to a bedroom closet?

2. April had agreed to go to a movie with Larry because it was a group event. At the movie she meets Abby, who sat next to her on the plane. How does April handle this situation?

3. 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?

4. 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?

5. What is the final outcome of Chapter 18?

6. The day after April's father tells her she can't go to the university of her choice, she has made a decision to go home to Norwood. How does she plan to do this?

7. The morning after April's movie date, her father wakes her up and says he is taking the family to Disney World. April is still angry at him for the "mess" they are in. How does he try to explain it all to her?

8. April feels some sympathy for her father and decides the Disney World trip might be a good idea after all. What is the drive to Orlando like?

9. On the second day of April and Lorelei's drive to Florida, April notices something suspicious about a car behind them. What is it?

10. The family stays at the Disney theme park during the morning and then April's parents head for Epcot Center while she stays with her brother. When Bram is on the Alice in Wonderland ride, Aprl hears someone call her name. Who is it and how does April handle the situation?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

State the theme of Don't Look Behind You. How is the theme of the story reflected in the conflict? Give four examples with an explanation for each one.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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