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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. If Frank gets a regular job, which of the following professions do you think he is best suited for?

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

3. Why is Frank so determined to raise money?

4. How does Frank find out that he does not yet know enough about being a pilot?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What are the drawbacks, for Frank, of working as a doctor?

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

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

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

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 method for finding out the things he needs to know.

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

9. Why do you think Frank gives different names to different stewardesses?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Frank's tour of Europe with the interns, with his usual practice of deadheading around alone as a fake pilot. How are the two experiences similar and different? Which strategy do you think best suits Frank's character?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the characters of Rosalie and Monique. How are they similar? How are they different? Do you think Frank considers them to be similar, or different? To what degree does he trust each woman, and why? Support your answer with examples from the book.

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