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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. Where does Frank leave the checks and credit card receipts from his bank heist?

2. How does Frank get the money from the night depository out of the airport?

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

4. Who prints Pan Am payroll checks for Frank?

5. Why does Frank feel it is important to pay the bail bondsman?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does O'Riley think that Frank must be 500 miles away when he hears that Frank makes bail?

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

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

4. What is Frank's code of honor?

5. What risks does Frank expose himself to by using his real name?

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

7. How do you think Frank feels when he meets the Swedish police officers?

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

9. Why do you think it is important to Frank to get a passport?

10. When Frank realizes that he passes a check that has his real name and address on the back, he poses as an FBI agent to get it back. What other choices does he have? What can he do instead? How do his choices affect his future?

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

Why is Frank able to forge so many checks? Describe his methods. Then reflect on how banks might be able to protect themselves against other con artists using Frank Abegnale's methodology. Explain what strategies you think banks and other financial institutions are able to use to protect themselves.

Essay Topic 3

Think about the friends Frank makes as he plays his different roles. Many of his friends know him primarily under a name or in a role that is a fake. How do you think this affects Frank's relationships with his friends? Does he consider them to be true friends or just part of his role playing? Support your answer with evidence from the book.

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