The Sportswriter Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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The Sportswriter Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the football player full of, due to what happened to him?
(a) Joy.
(b) Anger.
(c) Sadness.
(d) Rage.

2. How do Vicki and Frank travel from the airport to the hotel?
(a) Rental car.
(b) Bus.
(c) Shuttle.
(d) Taxi.

3. What does Vicki insist on buying at the airport?
(a) Gift.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Flight insurance.
(d) Drink.

4. What does Frank have trouble doing at the hotel?
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Eating.
(c) Talking.
(d) Going to the bathroom.

5. What emotion does the football player evoke from Frank during their meeting?
(a) Sadness.
(b) Anger.
(c) Happiness.
(d) Pity.

6. Who or what was ultimately responsible for ending Frank's marriage?
(a) A woman.
(b) Money problems
(c) A break-in.
(d) Low self-esteem.

7. Frank finds himself looking through Vicki's bag or purse at the hotel. What is he looking for?
(a) A picture.
(b) A cigarette.
(c) A cell phone.
(d) A tissue.

8. What did Vicki and Frank plan to do while in Detroit but do not get the opportunity?
(a) Visit friends.
(b) Dinner.
(c) Sightsee.
(d) Visit family.

9. Where does "The Sportswriter" by Richard Ford open?
(a) In Haddam.
(b) In Detroit.
(c) In a bar.
(d) In a cemetery.

10. How does Frank feel prior to the meeting with the football player in Detroit?
(a) Excited.
(b) Nervous.
(c) Confused.
(d) Angry.

11. Who is Frank's ex-wife responsible for taking care of?
(a) Herself and her two children.
(b) Herself and her one child.
(c) Herself and her four children.
(d) Herself and her three children.

12. What is this woman who Frank is seeing do for a living?
(a) Nurse.
(b) Professor.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Writer.

13. Where did Frank and his now ex-wife settle after they were married?
(a) New York.
(b) Detroit.
(c) New Jersey.
(d) New Hampshire.

14. What is something that Frank's ex-wife can live without?
(a) Marriage.
(b) Their two children.
(c) Men.
(d) Frank.

15. How many siblings does Frank have?
(a) Three.
(b) One.
(c) Zero.
(d) Two.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Frank think Vicki feels the way she does when he returns to the hotel?

2. Who did Frank spend an evening speaking with prior to his divorce?

3. Who does Frank call from the hotel?

4. What do Frank and Paul discuss while outside?

5. On what holiday weekend do Frank and Vicki travel?

(see the answer keys)

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