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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, "Fly a Crooked Sky".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do the bill collector and Frank's father react when they find out he is running up thousands of dollars in charges that he cannot pay?
(a) They are disbelieving.
(b) They are distraught.
(c) They are angry.
(d) They are understanding.

2. Why does Frank want to deadhead on a flight out of New York City?
(a) He suspects the police are looking for him.
(b) He wants to see the world.
(c) He wants to visit relatives in another city.
(d) He has to in order to be believable as a pilot.

3. Which of the following groups of people is NOT conned by Frank?
(a) The police.
(b) Hotel staff.
(c) Stewardesses.
(d) Pilots and copilots.

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

5. What technology, which does not exist at the time, might have stopped Frank's crime spree?
(a) Pagers.
(b) Cell phones.
(c) Computer networking.
(d) Video surveillance cameras.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Frank's plan work?

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

4. What skills does Frank have that serve him well if he goes back to school?

5. Where does a deadheading pilot sit on a plane?

(see the answer key)

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