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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, "The Pilot".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why can't Frank earn a decent living at an ordinary job?
(a) He is not good at learning new things.
(b) He never gets his high school diploma.
(c) He is too young to get a good job.
(d) He is a wanted criminal.

2. How does Frank earn his father's trust?
(a) By getting good grades in school.
(b) By getting a part-time job in a warehouse.
(c) By carrying messages to his mother.
(d) By paying off his credit card debt.

3. Why is Frank so determined to raise money?
(a) He wants to go on dates with girls.
(b) He wants to buy a car.
(c) He wants to travel.
(d) He wants to save for college.

4. How does Frank get his pilot's license?
(a) He buys one from a company that prints licenses.
(b) He steals one from a pilot and adds his own name.
(c) He forges one himself using a typewriter.
(d) He has a plaque made and then has the plaque copied.

5. How does Frank's father's financial situation change during the first chapter?
(a) He rises from his job as a postal clerk to become a businessman.
(b) He leaves his job as a businessman and becomes a politician.
(c) He loses his job and is unemployed.
(d) He goes from being a businessman to being a postal clerk.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Frank when he leaves home?

2. What does Frank learn from watching his father's business dealings?

3. Why does Frank want to deadhead on a flight out of New York City?

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

5. Why does Frank think he doesn't get in much trouble if he is caught?

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