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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, "A Small Crew Will Do - It's Just a Paper Airplane".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Frank decide to do to make it possible for him to cash more bad checks?
(a) He decides to open a new account in a different bank.
(b) He decides to forge some new identification.
(c) He decides to pose as an airline pilot.
(d) He decides to go to more places where he is not known.

2. Why does it help Frank to have Pan Am checks with Pan Am's bank account number printed on them?
(a) Banks check the account numbers against a list of account numbers that they have.
(b) Bank tellers get suspicious if they see a number that is not the real account number.
(c) When banks call to verify the amounts, Pan Am's bank confirms that there is enough money to pay the check.
(d) The bank account number makes the checks look more real.

3. How does Frank manage to keep track of the information he collects?
(a) He keeps it all in his head.
(b) He uses an electronic organizer.
(c) He does not bother to keep track of it all.
(d) He takes notes in a notebook.

4. How does Frank get to know the staff at a pediatric hospital?
(a) He does research on the staff by looking up doctors in the hospital directory.
(b) A doctor friend takes him there and introduces him to the staff.
(c) He hangs around the hospital to prepare for his new role.
(d) He poses as a student writer and interviews hospital staff members.

5. How does Frank manage to pass the bar exam?
(a) He gets a copy of the exam and cheats.
(b) He studies hard and takes it three times.
(c) He has someone else take the exam for him.
(d) He doesn't pass the exam, but he forges documents showing that he does.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why doesn't Frank worry that the hotels may call the police?

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

3. What event in his personal life serves as the trigger for Frank to become a juvenile delinquent?

4. How does Frank get the money from the night depository out of the airport?

5. Why does Frank feel it is important to pay the bail bondsman?

(see the answer key)

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