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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 allow Walter to do when he returned from his trip to Detroit?

2. What does Frank do before going to the police station?

3. What is Frank listening to outside on the holiday morning?

4. What part of Frank's body is injured in of the crash with the phone booth?

5. What does Frank buy in Florida?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is waiting for Frank outside the police station and what do they do?

2. What does Frank become obsessed with after Ralph's death and why does Frank become obsessed with them?

3. Write about Frank's encounter with his neighbors on Easter morning.

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

5. Did X and the children visit Frank at Berkshire College? Give examples to support your answer.

6. Explain how Frank got a job offer to teach at Berkshire College.

7. What does Frank do when he returns to his office in New York after Easter?

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

9. What does Frank do once he sees a woman he believes he knows in a catalog?

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

The death of their son Ralph made a big contribution to the divorce of Frank and X. Frank and X also had large parts in the falling out of their marriage; although all of it appears to have been rooted in Ralph's death. What were some of the things Frank and X did after Ralph's death to contribute to their divorce? Give specific examples and details. What was the final event that led to the divorce? Be specific in your details. Finally, how are Frank and X's two living children handling the divorce of their parents? How can you tell?

Essay Topic 2

X feels bad and goes to meet Frank at the police station. X agrees to go to Walter's apartment with Frank because she is supportive of Frank at this time and wants to show sympathy. How does the theme of sympathy get portrayed in how X treats Frank? Give details and examples from the story to support your answer.

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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