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

2. What happened to the football player as a result of the accident?
(a) Confined to a wheelchair.
(b) Short hospital stay.
(c) Nothing (no injuries).
(d) Paralyzed in the hospital.

3. Why is Frank meeting with someone early in the morning?
(a) It is his son's birthday.
(b) For a breakfast meeting.
(c) For a family incident.
(d) It is his daughter's birthday.

4. Who is Paul?
(a) A member of the Divorced Men Club.
(b) Frank's colleague.
(c) Frank's deceased son.
(d) Frank's son.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of the story, what is Frank lost within?

2. What did Frank plan on surprising Vicki with after the conclusion of his trip with a group of guys?

3. Frank meets a man named Walter. Where does Frank agree to have a drink with him?

4. After whose death did Frank attend school?

5. What type of school does this football player Frank is interviewing plan to attend?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Frank's meeting with the football player in Detroit go? Why?

2. How is Frank's desire to both be a part of his family again and to allow his ex-wife to go on with her life without him evident?

3. Frank returns to the hotel in Detroit after the interview to find Vicki depressed. Why is Vicki depressed?

4. Who is Walter?

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

6. Detail Frank's writing career.

7. Why does Frank have trouble saying "I love you," even to Vicki?

8. What happens when Frank arrives to pick Vicki up to go with him on the trip to Detroit in Chapter 2?

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

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

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