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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 tell his girlfriend when he leaves town and abandons his job as a lawyer?

2. How does Frank prove that he really is employed by Pan Am?

3. Where does a deadheading pilot sit on a plane?

4. Why does Frank decide to leave Atlanta?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Frank's father feel about Frank?

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

5. 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?

6. Does Frank feel that he is in any danger of being caught when he begins working as a lawyer?

7. Describe Frank's appearance.

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the chapter titles for the book. How do the chapter titles develop the tone of Catch Me If You Can? How do the chapter titles reflect Frank's own personality?

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