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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 disease did Frank's son have?
(a) Reye's Syndrome.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Cystic fibrosis.
(d) Leukemia.

2. Frank has accepted what about his divorce?
(a) His ex-wife is to blame.
(b) It was his fault.
(c) He is very bitter about the divorce.
(d) He is jealous of his ex-wife.

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

4. Despite Frank's divorce, who is Frank still friends with?
(a) X's father.
(b) X.
(c) Walter.
(d) Wade.

5. At the meeting in Detroit, what does the football player announce to Frank?
(a) He is no long working as a motivational speaker.
(b) He is happy to see him.
(c) He is not attending law school.
(d) He is depressed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Vicki insist on buying at the airport?

2. Who is actually in the picture in Vicki's wallet?

3. What branch of the military did Frank enlist in?

4. How many siblings does Frank have?

5. When Frank has trouble in the hotel, what does Frank turn on?

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

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

5. After Frank realizes it is too late to see Vicki after having drinks with Walter, what does Frank do?

6. What do Frank and Vicki do after landing in Detroit?

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

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

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

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

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