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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. How does Frank find out what a "blue baby" is?
(a) He asks an intern.
(b) He checks his pocket medical dictionary.
(c) He figures it out when he sees the baby.
(d) He asks a nurse.

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

3. Why does deadheading to Dallas give Frank a nervous moment?
(a) He learns that Pan Am does not fly out of Dallas.
(b) The Dallas FAA tower becomes suspicious of Frank.
(c) He does not know the answers to questions the pilots ask on the way.
(d) The stewardess asks if he knows a Pan Am pilot who she flies with.

4. Why does Frank decide to leave Atlanta?
(a) His job ends and his apartment lease is up.
(b) He feels restless and wants to go to another city.
(c) He misses life as a pilot.
(d) He is worried about the FBI catching up with him.

5. How does Frank convince a Miami bank manager to cash a personal check for $15,000?
(a) He uses a Pan Am expense check.
(b) He charms her into cashing the check for him.
(c) He convinces her that the money is pending on his Philadelphia account.
(d) He convinces her that he is a lawyer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What impression might a reader form about Frank's character from the first chapter?

2. Why is it lucky for Frank that he decides to buy a car?

3. Who is the first individual Frank admits to conning out of money?

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

5. Why does Frank end up leaving his job as an attorney?

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