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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 find out about airline procedures and routines?
(a) He poses as a high school reporter and interviews a captain.
(b) He hangs out in the airport and watches what flight crews do.
(c) He reads Pan Am's travel brochures.
(d) He starts his con and learns as he goes along.

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

3. How does Frank feel about being treated like a gopher?
(a) He is determined to prove that he is capable.
(b) He is happy to be left to focus on other things.
(c) He is offended not to have a chance to prove himself.
(d) He is relieved not to have to practice law.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Frank do if he suspects the police are starting to catch up with him?

2. How does Frank prepare to teach sociology courses?

3. What does Frank do when he is released from the police station in New Orleans?

4. How does Frank get a Pan Am uniform?

5. What does Frank's ability to pass the bar exam prove?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Do you think that Frank wants to pose as a pilot only because he wants to cash bad checks? Or is there some other reason? Please explain.

3. What changes happen at home while Frank is away at the reformatory?

4. 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?

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

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

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

8. How does his job as a doctor fit into Frank's plans for living in Atlanta?

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

10. How does Frank feel about not being entrusted with any actual legal work?

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