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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 does Frank decide to live with his father?
(a) He does not want to live with his siblings.
(b) He gets along better with his father than his mother.
(c) He is angry with his mother for moving out.
(d) He pities his father, who still loves his mother.

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

3. How does Frank earn a living when he first runs away from home?
(a) He works part-time in a warehouse.
(b) He takes a job in a stationery store for $1.50 an hour.
(c) He lives off money sent to him by his parents.
(d) He supports himself writing bad checks.

4. What event in his personal life serves as the trigger for Frank to become a juvenile delinquent?
(a) Getting his first credit card.
(b) Moving in with his father.
(c) His parents' divorce.
(d) His first arrest.

5. Why does Frank leave his $1.50/hour job?
(a) He is afraid his boss finds out he is forging checks.
(b) He hopes to find a job where he meets more girls.
(c) He cannot live on that amount of money.
(d) He does not like working for a living.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why is Frank so determined to raise money?

3. What con does Frank commit at the very beginning of the book?

4. Why does Frank have a checking account?

5. What is "deadheading"?

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