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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. Why does Frank's plan work?
(a) Because it relies on the kindness of strangers.
(b) Because it is so simple.
(c) Because it is impossible to detect.
(d) Because it is so brazen.

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 realize what he does is illegal.
(d) He does not committed a violent crime.

3. What impression might a reader form about Frank's character from the first chapter?
(a) He likes to find creative ways to avoid following the rules.
(b) He is very greedy and dreams of having many possessions.
(c) He likes to follow the rules and play by the book.
(d) He does not like to have to think anything through.

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

5. What kind of a deal does Frank make with the gas station attendant?
(a) He charges tires, but sells them back to the gas station for less than they are worth.
(b) He works to pay for gas instead of paying for it with his credit card.
(c) He uses his gas card to buy groceries and other items as well as gas.
(d) He uses his credit card to pay back the money he owes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What technology, which does not exist at the time, might have stopped Frank's crime spree?

2. 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?

3. Why is Frank so determined to raise money?

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

5. How does Frank pay for his hotel bill while he is traveling as a pilot?

(see the answer key)

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