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

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

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

4. What does Frank do for a living?
(a) Sportswriter.
(b) Golf professional.
(c) Golf instructor.
(d) Fiction writer.

5. Who is actually in the picture in Vicki's wallet?
(a) Vicki's father.
(b) Vicki's step-brother.
(c) Vicki's ex-husband.
(d) Vicki's uncle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Paul do toward the end of Chapter 4 when his dad is getting ready to leave?

2. How old is Paul?

3. Meeting early in the morning with this person has become what for Frank?

4. What type of man is Frank?

5. What is this woman who Frank is seeing do for a living?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Walter feel drawn to Frank?

2. Why do Frank and Vicki decide to leave Detroit early?

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

4. What makes Frank's human-interest story, the interview with the football player in Detroit, difficult to write?

5. Why is Frank traveling to Detroit in Chapter 2?

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

7. How is Frank handling his divorce with X?

8. Does Frank think X can go on with her life without getting married?

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

10. What happens while Frank is parked outside X's house in Chapter 4?

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