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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. Why does deadheading to Dallas give Frank a nervous moment?

2. How does Frank earn a living when he first runs away from home?

3. Why does Frank accept the job as a supervising resident, even though he knows that he is not qualified to practice medicine?

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

5. How does Frank earn the respect of the hospital's interns?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. 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.

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 skills do you think Frank needs to have in order to pass himself off as a pilot?

9. 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?

10. How does Frank's credit card scheme work?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose two of Frank's friends, and write an essay comparing and contrasting their roles in his life. Choose two friends who play very similar roles, like Monique and Rosalie. Or write about friends who play opposite roles, like Cheryl and Rosalie. Or, write about two characters who have a balanced set of similarities and differences, like O'Riley and Frank's father.

Essay Topic 2

Think about the friends Frank makes as he plays his different roles. Many of his friends know him primarily under a name or in a role that is a fake. How do you think this affects Frank's relationships with his friends? Does he consider them to be true friends or just part of his role playing? Support your answer with evidence from the book.

Essay Topic 3

Why do you think the life of a pilot seems appealing to a teenage boy? What parts of Frank's life as a pilot do you think make him feel accepted and admired? What aspects of his life as a pilot make him feel anxious about getting caught?

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