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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. What con does Frank commit at the very beginning of the book?
(a) He impersonates an airline pilot.
(b) He forges a check.
(c) He tricks the gas station attendant.
(d) He takes a job as a substitute teacher.

2. Why does Frank think he doesn't get in much trouble if he is caught?
(a) He is still a juvenile.
(b) He does not steal very much money.
(c) He does not committed a violent crime.
(d) He does not realize what he does is illegal.

3. Why does Frank pretend to be a representative of Carib Air?
(a) To get a pilot's license made.
(b) To get a sample I.D. card made.
(c) To get a pilot's uniform.
(d) To deadhead on a flight.

4. Where does Frank get the Pan Am logo for his I.D. card?
(a) He takes it from a Pan Am brochure.
(b) He draws it himself and puts it on his card.
(c) He takes it off a model airplane from a hobby shop.
(d) He gets it from the company that makes the I.D. cards.

5. What mistake does Frank's father have expunged from Frank's record?
(a) His arrest for stealing a car.
(b) Forging a check.
(c) His credit card scheme.
(d) Truancy from school.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Frank earn a living when he first runs away from home?

2. How does Frank's father react to his reversal in fortune?

3. How does Frank's father's financial situation change during the first chapter?

4. Who is the first victim of Frank's cons?

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

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