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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How is Frank affected by his parents' divorce?
2. Why does Frank decide to stop posing as a pilot for a while?
3. How does Frank's supervisor at the Attorney General's office treat him?
4. Why does Frank tell the sales representative that he needs to order 200 I.D. cards when he really only needs one for himself?
5. What kind of a deal does Frank make with the gas station attendant?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why do you think Frank thinks it is important never to wear his uniform around his apartment building?
2. What skills do you think Frank needs to have in order to pass himself off as a pilot?
3. Why does Frank feel safe perpetuating his scams? Why do you think he is not more worried about being caught?
4. Why do you think Frank gives different names to different stewardesses?
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. Why do you think that Frank is concerned when the pilot of the flight he is on does not let him listen to conversations with the tower on a courtesy headset?
7. What is the overall tone of Chapter One, "The Fledgling"?
8. Does Frank manage to fool everyone in his new position as a lawyer?
9. 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.
10. Describe Frank's appearance.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Frank's career as a criminal occurs before law enforcement agencies have computers that are linked together. Do you think that Frank is able to commit the same crimes if he starts again today? How do you think technology affects his criminal career?
Essay Topic 2
Compare and contrast the various prisons and jail cells in which Frank does time. Be sure to include Perpignan Prison, Malmo Prison, and the Fulton County Jail. How are these prisons similar? How are they different?
Essay Topic 3
An introvert is someone who tends to be turned inward, who likes to spend a lot of time alone. An extrovert is someone who tends to be turned outward toward other people, who gets charged up by spending time with people. Do you describe Frank as an introvert or an extrovert? Support your answer with details from the book.
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