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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. What does Frank give as his address when he stays at hotels?

2. How does Frank pay for his hotel bill while he is traveling as a pilot?

3. What does Frank tell his girlfriend when he leaves town and abandons his job as a lawyer?

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

5. How does Frank get a Pan Am uniform?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Describe Frank's appearance.

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

7. How do changes in technology make Frank's con harder to pull off today?

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

9. Why does Frank feel safe perpetuating his scams? Why do you think he is not more worried about being caught?

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

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

How does the kindness of the Swedish prison guards make Frank feel? How does his experience in Sweden affect his thoughts and reflections about life? Support your answer with quotations from the book.

Essay Topic 3

Frank's father is probably the family member who has the most influence on him during his early years, before he runs away from home. How do you think Frank's father affects Frank's choices in life? Support your answer with evidence from the book.

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