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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Frank tell his girlfriend when he leaves town and abandons his job as a lawyer?
(a) That he is rehired by Pan Am.
(b) That he is transferred to another state.
(c) That he is gone for a few weeks because of a death in the family.
(d) That he is leaving for good because the FBI is chasing him.

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

3. 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 angry.
(c) They are distraught.
(d) They are understanding.

4. Why does Frank accept the job as a supervising resident, even though he knows that he is not qualified to practice medicine?
(a) He needs the money while he is living in Atlanta.
(b) He thinks that he learns the job as he goes along by watching the interns.
(c) The hospital tells him he does not actually have to practice medicine.
(d) He thinks he knows enough about medicine to fake it.

5. How does Frank add to his university lectures?
(a) He goes to the library to find more information.
(b) He asks his students to tell stories from their experience.
(c) He makes up stories to illustrate points in the text.
(d) He tells stories based on his own experiences.

6. Why does Frank think he doesn't get in much trouble if he is caught?
(a) He does not realize what he does is illegal.
(b) He does not committed a violent crime.
(c) He is still a juvenile.
(d) He does not steal very much money.

7. 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 takes notes in a notebook.
(d) He does not bother to keep track of it all.

8. What does Frank need to fill out in order to deadhead on a flight?
(a) A green slip.
(b) A blue slip.
(c) A red slip.
(d) A pink slip.

9. Who is the first victim of Frank's cons?
(a) His mother.
(b) His father.
(c) His friends.
(d) His teacher.

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

11. Why does Frank finally leave the hospital?
(a) He is afraid that he is responsible for a child's death.
(b) His cover is blown and he is discovered.
(c) The hospital administrator finally locates a permanent replacement.
(d) He decides that his salary at the hospital is not enough to live on.

12. Why is Frank so determined to raise money?
(a) He wants to save for college.
(b) He wants to travel.
(c) He wants to buy a car.
(d) He wants to go on dates with girls.

13. What skills must Frank possess in order to pass himself off as a doctor?
(a) The ability to charm anyone he meets.
(b) The ability to fake paperwork.
(c) The ability to remain unflustered in any situation.
(d) The ability to learn new information quickly.

14. Why does Frank leave his $1.50/hour job?
(a) He hopes to find a job where he meets more girls.
(b) He does not like working for a living.
(c) He cannot live on that amount of money.
(d) He is afraid his boss finds out he is forging checks.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does NOT make Frank nervous the first time he deadheads on a flight?

2. How does Frank find a place to stay after he runs away?

3. Why does deadheading to Dallas give Frank a nervous moment?

4. How does Frank get a Pan Am uniform?

5. Which of the following groups of people is NOT conned by Frank?

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