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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the woman Frank is seeing?
(a) Lisa.
(b) Debbie.
(c) Selma.
(d) Vicki.

2. What type of man is Frank?
(a) Lonely.
(b) Excited.
(c) Happy.
(d) Jealous.

3. What did Frank talk about with Walter?
(a) Woman.
(b) Athletics.
(c) All answers are correct.
(d) Past.

4. Despite Frank's divorce, who is Frank still friends with?
(a) X.
(b) X's father.
(c) Walter.
(d) Wade.

5. How does Frank really want to feel for the football player as he listens to him during the meeting?
(a) Sad.
(b) Excited.
(c) Pity.
(d) Happy.

6. Frank meets a man named Walter. Where does Frank agree to have a drink with him?
(a) Book store.
(b) Coffee shop.
(c) Bar.
(d) Restaurant.

7. What does Frank admit to the reader about his ex-wife?
(a) He has not forgiven her.
(b) He is jealous of her.
(c) He dislikes her.
(d) He is still in love with her.

8. Why is Frank meeting with someone early in the morning?
(a) It is his daughter's birthday.
(b) It is his son's birthday.
(c) For a family incident.
(d) For a breakfast meeting.

9. What does Frank's wife do for a living?
(a) Sportswriter.
(b) Golf instructor.
(c) Golf professional.
(d) Fiction writer.

10. What does Paul wonder about with his dad toward the end of Chapter 4?
(a) If his dad will ever be happy again.
(b) If his mom will ever be happy again.
(c) Where Ralph is.
(d) If Frank and X will get back together.

11. As a result of his accident, what has the football player Frank is interviewing become?
(a) Football coach.
(b) Depressed.
(c) Motivational speaker.
(d) Inspired.

12. Where does Frank find Vicki waiting for him when he arrives at her condo?
(a) Inside her condo.
(b) Outside her car.
(c) Outside her condo.
(d) Inside her car.

13. Where does "The Sportswriter" by Richard Ford open?
(a) In Detroit.
(b) In a bar.
(c) In a cemetery.
(d) In Haddam.

14. What major theme seen throughout the book is seen in Frank's interview with the football player?
(a) Motivation.
(b) Quiet despair.
(c) Pity.
(d) Depression.

15. In what mood does Frank find Vicki when he returns to the hotel after interviewing the football player?
(a) Jealous.
(b) Excited.
(c) Happy.
(d) Depressed.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do Frank and Vicki travel together?

2. At the beginning of the story, what is Frank lost within?

3. Who does Frank meet early the next morning while in Detroit?

4. After whose death did Frank attend school?

5. What is this woman who Frank is seeing do for a living?

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