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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Frank thinking about on this morning?
(a) Falling property values
(b) Buying a new car
(c) Divorcing his wife
(d) Changing careers

2. Who are the twins that work part time for the real estate company?
(a) Lewis
(b) Livermore
(c) Langston
(d) Dunsmore

3. Why does the old woman call the police?
(a) She thinks Frank is a burglar
(b) She heard strange noises
(c) Her cat is in a tree
(d) She has fallen and can't get up

4. Who resides in the area of town where Frank has his two rental properties?
(a) Middle-class white families
(b) Upper-class Hispanic families
(c) Middle-class Hispanic families
(d) Middle- to upper-class black families

5. What is Joe Markham's hobby?
(a) Historian
(b) Real estate agent
(c) Potter
(d) Editor

6. What does Frank eventually do after driving drunk into a picnic table at the Beer Depot?
(a) Never drinks and drives again
(b) Becomes controlling owner of the restaurant
(c) Goes to Alcoholics Anonymous meetings
(d) Takes a different route home

7. What did Frank hope when he returned to Haddam?
(a) That he and Ann might reconcile
(b) That he could get a new car
(c) That his golf game would improve
(d) That he would return to his religion

8. What is the statistical point of no return in the real estate business?
(a) 25 houses
(b) 10 houses
(c) 45 houses
(d) 50 houses

9. Where do Frank's ex-wife and two children live?
(a) Groton, CT
(b) New York
(c) Deep River, CT
(d) Boston, MA

10. Joe tells Frank that he doesn't know the difference between a good decision and __________________ anymore.
(a) A bad decision
(b) Bad luck
(c) Good luck
(d) Fate

11. What does Frank lament these days regarding Haddam?
(a) Lower class of tourists
(b) School closings
(c) Factory lay offs
(d) Decline in cultural events

12. What is the one thing Frank worked on consistently?
(a) His golf game
(b) His real estate license
(c) His boating skills
(d) Healing the relationship with his children

13. What model car does Frank drive?
(a) Grand Am
(b) Crown Victoria
(c) Prelude
(d) Prius

14. What does Phyllis tell Frank that she has not yet told Joe?
(a) She has to have a hysterectomy
(b) She thinks she and Joe need marriage counseling
(c) She just lost her job
(d) Their daughter has been caught shoplifting

15. Sally Caldwell's husband returned from the Vietnam War and __________________________.
(a) Re-enlisted in the army
(b) Packed his bags and vanished
(c) Changed careers
(d) Went back to college

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Frank think of as he lies in the motel room?

2. In whose home does Frank live?

3. Who is Clair Devane?

4. What is Frank surprised to find that Karl has at the restaurant?

5. What is one of the things Frank must take care of before leaving on the weekend trip?

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