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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Walter give Frank when he returns from Detroit?
(a) An embrace.
(b) A kiss.
(c) A key to his house.
(d) A promise.

2. What does this person end up giving Frank while Frank is at his desk?
(a) Flattering remarks.
(b) A reprimand.
(c) Another assignment.
(d) A compliment.

3. What do Frank and Vicki do first after Frank arrives at Vicki's father's house?
(a) Eat dinner.
(b) Play croquet.
(c) Fight.
(d) Watch television.

4. When Frank imagines what his family is doing on the holiday in Chapter 9, how does this make him feel?
(a) Unhappy.
(b) Happy.
(c) Jealous.
(d) Depressed.

5. Through the investigation, what has Frank fulfilled for Walter?
(a) A threat.
(b) A dream.
(c) A lie.
(d) A promise.

6. What was Walter doing when he met his male lover?
(a) Cashing certificates of deposit.
(b) Depositing checks.
(c) Cashing checks.
(d) Cashing bonds.

7. Why did Frank get hired so quickly for the college teaching job?
(a) The hiring party knew Frank's work.
(b) He did well in the interview.
(c) The college needed someone quickly.
(d) The hiring party knew Frank personally.

8. What does Frank allow Walter to do when he returned from his trip to Detroit?
(a) Kiss him.
(b) Drive his car somewhere.
(c) Talk to him.
(d) Stay the night.

9. What has Frank's state throughout the book been?
(a) Jealous.
(b) Miserable.
(c) Exalted.
(d) Happy.

10. Which of the following has not been a major theme of "The Sportswriter"?
(a) Jealous.
(b) Grief.
(c) Pity.
(d) Despair.

11. What does Frank decide to do when he starts thinking about someone on the way home from Wade's house?
(a) Pull off of highway.
(b) Call her.
(c) Suggest he come up for a visit.
(d) All answers are correct.

12. Who is Lynette?
(a) Vicki's sister.
(b) Vicki's mother.
(c) Vicki's stepmother.
(d) Vicki's aunt.

13. What does Walter want Frank to do when he finds his child?
(a) Raise his child.
(b) Befriend the child.
(c) Explain his death.
(d) Love the child.

14. Who was against Frank taking the teaching job at a college?
(a) X's father.
(b) Vicki.
(c) His children.
(d) X.

15. What conclusion does Frank come to regarding Walter's child?
(a) Walter sent Frank on a bogus trip.
(b) Walter did not tell him the right location.
(c) Walter lied.
(d) Walter's child died.

Short Answer Questions

1. How late does Frank arrive at Vicki's father's place?

2. How did the relationship with the professor Frank lived with at the college begin and end?

3. What is Frank listening to outside on the holiday morning?

4. What is Frank given at the police station?

5. What does Frank buy in Florida?

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