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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How does Frank's father's financial situation change during the first chapter?
(a) He rises from his job as a postal clerk to become a businessman.
(b) He goes from being a businessman to being a postal clerk.
(c) He loses his job and is unemployed.
(d) He leaves his job as a businessman and becomes a politician.

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

5. How does Frank prove that he really is employed by Pan Am?
(a) He gives the officers names of pilots and stewardesses who can vouch for him.
(b) He shows the officers his phony I.D. and pilot's license.
(c) He has the officers call Pan Am's business office and ask about him.
(d) He convinces the officers by talking and using terminology only a pilot would know.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Frank find out about airline procedures and routines?

2. When he realizes that airline employees are suspicious of him, how does Frank gather more information about his role as a pilot?

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

4. Why can't Frank earn a decent living at an ordinary job?

5. What does Frank give as his address when he stays at hotels?

Short Essay Questions

1. Is Frank well-respected by his new boss in the state's attorney's office?

2. How does Frank manage to escape the New Orleans police?

3. What are the drawbacks, for Frank, of working as a doctor?

4. Do you think that Frank's con works today? Why or why not?

5. Describe Frank's appearance.

6. Why do you think Frank gives different names to different stewardesses?

7. Frank manages to avoid being caught for several years. Imagine, though, that he is caught. How do you think he is caught earlier? How much of his good fortune is luck and how much is skill?

8. Looking back on his pilot con as he writes the book, do you think that Frank regrets his actions? Why or why not?

9. How does Frank's father feel about Frank?

10. What legitimate use can Frank make of his imagination and ability to do research?

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