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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. 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 is genuinely interested in becoming a Methodist.
(d) He knows that many of his clients are Methodists.

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

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 leaves his job as a businessman and becomes a politician.
(c) He loses his job and is unemployed.
(d) He goes from being a businessman to being a postal clerk.

4. How does Frank find out that he does not yet know enough about being a pilot?
(a) He meets a TWA pilot who is suspicious of him.
(b) He is not allowed to deadhead on flights at first.
(c) He is stopped by airport security because his I.D. is not correct.
(d) He tests his new identity before trying it out.

5. What is Frank's biggest complaint about the reformatory?
(a) There is nothing to do for fun.
(b) He misses his family.
(c) His freedom is restricted.
(d) There are no girls.

Short Answer Questions

1. What impression might a reader form about Frank's character from the first chapter?

2. Why does Frank end up leaving his job as an attorney?

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

4. Why does Frank want to deadhead on a flight out of New York City?

5. If Frank gets a regular job, which of the following professions do you think he is best suited for?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Frank test his con before actually deadheading on a flight?

3. Why do you think that presenting himself as a jokester helps Frank to be accepted and look as though he knows what he is doing in the hospital?

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

5. 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?

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

7. Why do you think Frank thinks it is important never to wear his uniform around his apartment building?

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. How does Frank rely on Pan Am to help him?

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