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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. What does Frank promise the Swedish judge who releases him to the United States?
2. What is Frank actually doing when FBI agent O'Riley shows up at the Boston jail to pick him up?
3. Why does it help Frank to have Pan Am checks with Pan Am's bank account number printed on them?
4. Who prints Pan Am payroll checks for Frank?
5. Why does Frank decide to leave for Montpellier, France?
Short Essay Questions
1. What risks does Frank expose himself to by using his real name?
2. Why does Frank not try to escape from the Malmo prison in Sweden?
3. Describe living conditions for prisoners at Perpignan Prison.
4. When and why does Frank make an exception to his policy of never defrauding individuals?
5. 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?
6. 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?
7. How does Frank rely on stereotypes to get away with his cons?
8. How does Frank's background as a fake airline pilot help him to escape when he is extradited to the United States?
9. Why do you think it is important to Frank to get a passport?
10. Why does O'Riley tell Bailey that it serves him right that Frank pays him with a check?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Consider the following people who help Frank at various times during his criminal career: Kitty Corbett, Bailout Bailey, Jan Lundstrom. Which of these people does Frank admire the most? Why?
Essay Topic 2
Explain Frank's "code of honor." What does Frank consider to be moral behavior for himself? What does he consider to be immoral? How do you tell?
Essay Topic 3
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.
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