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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. 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 refuses to answer any questions.
(d) He explains that he is going to Dallas to get more training.

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

3. Where does Frank go when he leaves his job at the Attorney General's office?
(a) He goes to the Pacific Northwest.
(b) He stays in the South.
(c) He goes West.
(d) He returns home to New York.

4. What does Frank learn from watching his father's business dealings?
(a) Alcohol and business do not mix.
(b) Alcohol encourages businessmen to make deals.
(c) It is easy to con a businessman.
(d) Businessmen never drink while they work.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Frank get a temporary license to practice medicine in Georgia?

2. How does Frank get to know the staff at a pediatric hospital?

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

4. How does Frank avoid blowing his cover while he is working at the hospital?

5. How does Frank add to his university lectures?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

4. Does Frank manage to fool everyone in his new position as a lawyer?

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

6. Why does Frank need money in order to pursue his interest in girls?

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

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

9. Describe Frank's method for finding out the things he needs to know.

10. What is the overall tone of Chapter One, "The Fledgling"?

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