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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 does Frank earn the respect of the hospital's interns?

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

3. Why does Frank decide to stop posing as a pilot for a while?

4. What does Frank learn from watching his father's business dealings?

5. How does Frank feel about being sent to reform school?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. First Frank poses as a pilot, then as a pediatrician. Do you see a pattern in his choices of role? Why do you think Frank chooses the roles that he does?

7. Describe Frank's appearance.

8. What legitimate use can Frank make of his imagination and ability to do research?

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

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose two of Frank's cons and write a comparison/contrast essay about them. Explain what makes each con work, and what role Frank plays in each.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Describe the research process Frank uses when he begins each new role. How is the process similar each time? How important do you think Frank's research is in keeping him from being caught? Explain your answer. Be sure to include the research Frank does on being a pilot, doctor, lawyer, and university professor.

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