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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Frank's father react to his reversal in fortune?
(a) He is broken by it.
(b) He is determined to turn things around.
(c) He does not care one way or the other.
(d) He is philosophical about it.

2. How does Frank's supervisor at the Attorney General's office treat him?
(a) Like a gopher.
(b) Like a competent attorney.
(c) Like a future politician.
(d) Like a secretary.

3. If Frank gets a regular job, which of the following professions do you think he is best suited for?
(a) Cashier.
(b) Actor.
(c) Fireman.
(d) Waiter.

4. When he realizes that airline employees are suspicious of him, how does Frank gather more information about his role as a pilot?
(a) He uses a method of trial and error.
(b) He conducts more interviews.
(c) He reads airline magazines.
(d) He goes to the library.

5. How does Frank get a temporary license to practice medicine in Georgia?
(a) He forges one himself.
(b) He says that he has a license but is never asked to show it.
(c) He copies a license belonging to another doctor.
(d) He is interviewed by a panel of doctors.

6. How does Frank get a Pan Am uniform?
(a) He calls Pan Am and tells them his uniform is stolen.
(b) He buys a generic uniform and sews stripes onto the cuffs.
(c) He steals one from a pilot's luggage.
(d) He buys one from a uniform supply store.

7. How does Frank avoid blowing his cover while he is working at the hospital?
(a) He spends a lot of time doing research.
(b) He presents himself as a jokester.
(c) He talks to the nurses to find out what he needs to know.
(d) He presents himself as distant and all-knowing.

8. What incident scares Frank into thinking about resigning?
(a) He doesn't know what to do for a blue baby.
(b) He gets bored with the practice of medicine.
(c) He becomes faint at the sight of blood.
(d) A nurse becomes suspicious of him.

9. Why does Frank enjoy attending a Methodist church?
(a) He has the chance to work with kids as a volunteer.
(b) He hopes to meet women at church.
(c) He knows that many of his clients are Methodists.
(d) He is genuinely interested in becoming a Methodist.

10. Why doesn't Frank move back to New Orleans when his girlfriend is transferred?
(a) He is afraid the police are still looking for him there.
(b) He does not really like his girlfriend that well.
(c) He does not want to leave his job as a doctor.
(d) He likes Atlanta better than New Orleans.

11. How does Frank handle the questions about his trip to Dallas?
(a) He says he is going to fly a freight plane.
(b) He says that Pan Am is planning to start flying out of Dallas.
(c) He explains that he is going to Dallas to get more training.
(d) He refuses to answer any questions.

12. Why does Frank decide to stop posing as a pilot for a while?
(a) One of his phony checks is not accepted when he tries to cash it.
(b) He is tired of flying around the country and wants to settle down.
(c) He wants to see what other professions he can pass himself off as.
(d) He is arrested in New Orleans for having suspicious credentials.

13. What does Frank do when he is released from the police station in New Orleans?
(a) He goes home to New York City.
(b) He buys a plane ticket to Atlanta.
(c) He deadheads to Atlanta.
(d) He decides to stay with a girlfriend in New Orleans.

14. What does Frank give as his address when he stays at hotels?
(a) He lists whatever hotel he stays at last.
(b) He makes up a phony address.
(c) He lists Pan Am's address in New York.
(d) He gives General Delivery, New York as his address.

15. What does Frank do for a living when he first moves into the River Bend complex?
(a) He gets a part-time job in a local warehouse.
(b) He continues to pose as a pilot but stops deadheading.
(c) He doesn't earn any money; he just enjoys the single life.
(d) He immediately starts working as a pediatrician.

Short Answer Questions

1. What explanation does Frank give the state's attorney's office for his decision to stop working as a pilot?

2. Why does Frank pretend to be a representative of Carib Air?

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

4. What is "deadheading"?

5. How does Frank find out what a "blue baby" is?

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