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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 the football player say he does not expect big things from?
(a) Players he motivates.
(b) His work.
(c) Law school.
(d) The way he motivates people.

2. How does Frank speak with his ex-wife?
(a) Like a close friend.
(b) He doesn't speak to her.
(c) With bitterness.
(d) Like nothing happened.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What major theme seen throughout the book is seen in Frank's interview with the football player?

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

5. In what mood does Frank find Vicki when he returns to the hotel after interviewing the football player?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Frank hope Vicki does not come back while his doctor is around at the airport?

4. How is Frank handling his divorce with X?

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

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

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

8. Why is Frank traveling 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 was the key to Frank's divorce?

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