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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 Frank do when he gets to the hotel?
(a) Makes phone calls.
(b) Settles into a chair.
(c) Takes a shower.
(d) Goes for a walk.

2. What university did Frank attend for a short time?
(a) Southern California.
(b) Notre Dame.
(c) Michigan.
(d) Nebraska.

3. At the beginning of "The Sportswriter," who does Frank meet early in the morning?
(a) X.
(b) Ralph.
(c) Vicki.
(d) Paul.

4. What does Frank try to do to Vicki when he returns from the interview in Detroit?
(a) Make love.
(b) Communicate.
(c) Cheer her up.
(d) Apologize.

5. What type of accident was the football player Frank is interviewing involved in?
(a) Football.
(b) Motorcycle.
(c) Boating.
(d) Car.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the meeting in Detroit, what does the football player announce to Frank?

2. What type of novel is "The Sportswriter"?

3. Who is Frank's ex-wife responsible for taking care of?

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

5. At the hotel in Detroit, what does Vicki accuse Frank of?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the Divorced Men Club?

2. What has become a ritual for Frank and X?

3. Explain Frank's biggest conflict in his life at this beginning of the story.

4. What phone calls does Frank make once he and Vicki get to the hotel?

5. How is Frank handling his divorce with X?

6. What is Frank nervous about with Vicki in Detroit?

7. How is the theme of quiet despair seen in the interview with the football player in Detroit?

8. Why does Walter feel drawn to Frank?

9. What does Frank do when he has trouble sleeping at the hotel in Detroit?

10. What is normal and mundane to Frank?

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