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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 kind of feeling does April have as she waits for her grandmother to get money at the ATM?

2. After April hangs up the phone, who does she think she sees outside the window?

3. What does April's grandmother give her just before they leave for Florida?

4. While her grandmother sleeps, what does April think is happening?

5. How does her grandmother convince April that she has to return to Florida?

Short Essay Questions

1. April manages to get out of the house and into the yard. She thinks she will be safe there but what happens?

2. Why is Steve waiting for her at airport when April returns to Norwood?

3. 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?

4. What is April's reaction to her uncomfortable feelings during the movie? What does she then do?

5. 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?

6. April is worried about the car behind them and decides to do something. What is it and what is the resutl?

7. 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?

8. When April and Lorelei reach the house in Grove City, the Corrigans' car is nose down in a ditch. It is empty and so is the house. What does April suddenly see that terrifies her?

9. What is the final outcome of Chapter 18?

10. When April gets home from the movie, her parents have obviously been arguing. What does her father then tell April?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

One of the recurring secondary themes in Don't Look Behind You is the concept of isolation. Giving five examples from the novel, show how April's identity and her isolation have an impact on each other. Analyze how this is resolved or not in the Epilogue.

Essay Topic 3

Explain how dialogue serves as an device to enhance:

(1) exposition;

(2) characterization;

(3) foreshadowing; and

(4) resolution.

Give one example from the book that illustrates each of these elements.

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