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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 does Frank quickly learn about Vicki and Lynette?

2. Who offered the college teaching position to Frank?

3. What was the other professor who lived with Frank at the college interested in from Frank?

4. After Frank tells the visitor he is tired from his trip, what does the visitor do?

5. How did Frank find the other professors at the college he taught at?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the search for Walter's daughter help Frank?

2. What does Vicki share with Frank about Frank's doctor on Easter?

3. On the way home from Vicki's father's on Easter, who does Frank think of and what does he do about it?

4. When Frank returns from Detroit and sees Walter, Walter gives Frank something. What does Walter try to give Frank and how is it received by Frank?

5. What happens when Frank arrives at the police station Easter evening?

6. Where is Frank at when he is making a phone call after leaving Wade's house and what happens while he is making a call?

7. Where does Frank read Walter's letter and what makes him so shocked?

8. Upon returning from Detroit, detail the conversation and Frank's reaction when Walter tells Frank about his male encounter.

9. How did Frank find his welcoming at Berkshire College by the other professors?

10. Through this search for Walter's daughter in Florida, what has Walter given Frank?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Frank and X are hit hard with the loss of their son Ralph to Reye's Syndrome. What grieving process does each parent use for themselves to help them through the death of their son? Give specific details or examples from the story to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

All people have changed throughout the story; however, some are more noticeable than others. Who do you believe has changed the most? Describe this change in detail, and support your answer with evidence from the book.

Essay Topic 3

Frank's physical injury by the glass of the phone booth caused pain. In what other ways has the event within the phone booth caused pain to Frank?

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