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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. At the hotel in Detroit, what does Vicki accuse Frank of?

2. When Frank has trouble in the hotel, what does Frank turn on?

3. Who did Frank spend an evening speaking with prior to his divorce?

4. What does Paul wonder about with his dad toward the end of Chapter 4?

5. Due to depression, what do Vicki and Frank end up doing after Frank returns from his meeting in Detroit?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Frank nervous about with Vicki in Detroit?

2. What was the key to Frank's divorce?

3. Frank returns to the hotel in Detroit after the interview to find Vicki depressed. Why is Vicki depressed?

4. What makes Frank's human-interest story, the interview with the football player in Detroit, difficult to write?

5. What phone calls does Frank make once he and Vicki get to the hotel?

6. What happens when Frank arrives to pick Vicki up to go with him on the trip to Detroit in Chapter 2?

7. What happens when Frank is met by his doctor while waiting in line at the airport?

8. What has X done since her divorce with Frank?

9. Who is Walter?

10. Explain Frank's biggest conflict in his life at this beginning of the story.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

After Frank leaves Walter's apartment, Frank drives around alone for a while and ends up at the train station. Frank finds comfort in watching people come and go. Write about the symbolism of Frank's life to the train station.

Essay Topic 2

When there is a break up or divorce, there are usually issues of trust. Explain the issues of trust that lay between Frank and X. Also, does this issue of trust extend further than just within their relationship or has it now affected trust issues with other people in their lives? Give specific details and examples from the book to support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

Frank keeps a promise to Walter and travels to Florida to tell his illegitimate daughter about Walter's death. Frank travels to Florida and discovers Walter lied to him. Would Frank have been able to change if he would have stayed in New Jersey? Did Frank need a new change of place? What made Frank love Florida so much and choose to stay there?

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