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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 Frank decide that he needs a flight crew?

2. Who helps Frank to get a passport?

3. How does Frank survive Perpignan?

4. How does Frank escape the federal officials who are surrounding his hotel?

5. How does Frank manage to buy an I-Tek camera and printing press?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Frank obtain a flight crew?

2. How does Frank get himself out of the Fulton County jail?

3. How does Frank convince Papa Lavalier that he is a pilot for Pan Am?

4. Why does O'Riley tell Bailey that it serves him right that Frank pays him with a check?

5. How do you think Frank's schemes affect the people around him?

6. How does Frank rely on stereotypes to get away with his cons?

7. Why does Frank feel that he needs a flight crew?

8. Why does Frank decide to take his criminal activities to the next level, and steal more money than he is taking before?

9. How does Frank's plan to fill his account number in on a stack of deposit slips from the bank differ from his usual schemes?

10. Why does Frank not try to escape from the Malmo prison in Sweden?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

In some ways, the plot of Catch Me If You Can is described as a spiral: the same series of events happens over and over. Describe the spiral of the plot. Use Frank's different cons to help with your analysis.

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