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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 Pan Am start an investigation?

2. What feature of a Boston airport gives Frank an idea for another con?

3. Who prints Pan Am payroll checks for Frank?

4. Which of the following activities is Frank the first known check forger ever to do?

5. How does Frank eventually pay his bail bondsman?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. When and why does Frank make an exception to his policy of never defrauding individuals?

3. Why do you think that Frank chooses not to tell his grandparents that he is living in Montpellier?

4. How does Frank's background as a fake airline pilot help him to escape when he is extradited to the United States?

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

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

7. Why can't the American consulate intervene on Frank's behalf and get him out of Perpignan?

8. Describe living conditions for prisoners at Perpignan Prison.

9. How does Frank obtain a flight crew?

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

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

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 3

Compare and contrast Frank's role as a supervisory resident at the hospital in Atlanta with his role as a lawyer. How are the two roles similar? How are they different? Include the process Frank goes through to get each job, and the reasons that lead up to his departure from each.

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