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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ann promise Frank as Paul is loaded onto the helicopter?
(a) She wants to remarry him
(b) She will divorce Charley
(c) She will raise the kids Catholic
(d) She will call him when he is out of surgery

2. Who does Frank encounter on the drive leading to the O'Dells' home?
(a) A jogger
(b) Paul
(c) A hitchhiker
(d) A security guard

3. What does Frank think of Dr. Burris momentarily?
(a) He is out of place
(b) He is not capable
(c) He is too young
(d) He is Ann's boyfriend

4. What lies under the Bird Sanctuary sign at the O'Dells' property?
(a) A dead grackle
(b) A skateboard
(c) A pile of rocks
(d) A flag

5. What does Irv tell Frank that Frank represents in his life?
(a) Aggravation
(b) Continuity
(c) Relativity
(d) Synchronicity

Short Answer Questions

1. What exhibit do Frank and Paul enjoy at the Basketball Hall of Fame?

2. What is the name of Frank and Ann's dead son?

3. How does Frank characterize Irv and himself?

4. What disappoints Paul about the weekend?

5. What does Paul indicate interest in to Frank?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the stilted conversation between Frank and Paul in the car.

2. How does Frank escape the pain of Paul's accident--at least in his head?

3. What does Frank learn about Paul's condition at the hospital?

4. Explain Frank's frustrations with the Markhams.

5. In what way do Frank and Paul finally begin to connect at the hotel?

6. How does Frank use the metaphor of independence when he talks to Paul about his own life?

7. How does the author indicate that Paul is disappointed often by Frank?

8. Who is Char?

9. How do Frank and Ann bond momentarily over Paul's injury?

10. What is Frank's conflicted position regarding getting back together with Ann?

(see the answer keys)

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