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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How does Frank feel prior to the meeting with the football player in Detroit?

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

5. What or who leaves Vicki pessimistic about the future at the hotel in Detroit?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What has X done since her divorce with Frank?

3. Why does Frank go through Vicki's purse?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What is the Divorced Men Club?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Frank wants to be normal. He is jealous of those people he gets to know or sees that have a "normal" life. What does Frank consider to be normal? Name three people in the story that Frank believes have a normal life and give details of how Frank believes their life is normal.

Essay Topic 2

Frank keeps a promise to Walter and travels to Florida to tell his illegitimate daughter about Walter's death. Frank travels to Florida and discovers Walter lied to him. Would Frank have been able to change if he would have stayed in New Jersey? Did Frank need a new change of place? What made Frank love Florida so much and choose to stay there?

Essay Topic 3

The death of their son Ralph made a big contribution to the divorce of Frank and X. Frank and X also had large parts in the falling out of their marriage; although all of it appears to have been rooted in Ralph's death. What were some of the things Frank and X did after Ralph's death to contribute to their divorce? Give specific examples and details. What was the final event that led to the divorce? Be specific in your details. Finally, how are Frank and X's two living children handling the divorce of their parents? How can you tell?

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