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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 forges a check.
(b) He takes a job as a substitute teacher.
(c) He tricks the gas station attendant.
(d) He impersonates an airline pilot.

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

3. How does Frank find out about airline procedures and routines?
(a) He poses as a high school reporter and interviews a captain.
(b) He hangs out in the airport and watches what flight crews do.
(c) He reads Pan Am's travel brochures.
(d) He starts his con and learns as he goes along.

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

5. Why does Frank have a checking account?
(a) He never has a checking account; he only pretends he does.
(b) He has to have a checking account to get a job.
(c) He starts his own account when he gets his first job.
(d) His father sets one up for him a year earlier.

Short Answer Questions

1. What mistake does Frank's father have expunged from Frank's record?

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

3. If Frank gets a regular job, which of the following professions do you think he is best suited for?

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

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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