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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, "How to Tour Europe on a Felony a Day".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Frank test out what he learns about airline terms and procedures?
(a) He asks a Pan Am employee whether his disguise works.
(b) He asks a stewardess for a date.
(c) He hangs out at LaGuardia and meets pilots and stewardesses.
(d) He immediately deadheads on a flight.

2. What feature of a Boston airport gives Frank an idea for another con?
(a) The all-night check-in counter.
(b) The after-hours depository for a bank.
(c) The security officers inside the airport.
(d) The computer at the gate.

3. How does Frank get to know the staff at a pediatric hospital?
(a) A doctor friend takes him there and introduces him to the staff.
(b) He does research on the staff by looking up doctors in the hospital directory.
(c) He poses as a student writer and interviews hospital staff members.
(d) He hangs around the hospital to prepare for his new role.

4. What explanation does Frank give the state's attorney's office for his decision to stop working as a pilot?
(a) He says that he is furloughed because of personnel cutbacks.
(b) He explains that he wants to settle down and work in one location.
(c) He says that flying does not present him with enough of a challenge.
(d) He explains that he never really works for Pan Am.

5. How does Frank add to his university lectures?
(a) He asks his students to tell stories from their experience.
(b) He tells stories based on his own experiences.
(c) He goes to the library to find more information.
(d) He makes up stories to illustrate points in the text.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Frank tell the sales representative that he needs to order 200 I.D. cards when he really only needs one for himself?

2. What does Frank's ability to pass the bar exam prove?

3. How old is Frank when he leaves home?

4. How does Frank get a temporary license to practice medicine in Georgia?

5. What does Frank decide to do to make it possible for him to cash more bad checks?

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