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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 type of man is Frank?

2. What does Frank do for a living?

3. What type of illness prevented Frank from going to Vietnam?

4. Who does Vicki befriend on the plane trip to Detroit with Frank?

5. What type of conversation does Frank remember having with a friend while he watches Vicki on the plane trip to Detroit?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is normal and mundane to Frank?

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

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

5. How is Frank handling his divorce with X?

6. Why does Walter feel drawn to Frank?

7. What happens when Frank is met by his doctor while waiting in line at the airport?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Throughout "The Sportswriter," there are many friendships that are established. Pick one friendship that is established and explain what characteristics makes this friendship specifically between the two friends mentioned. Students can choose from Vicki and Frank, Selma and Frank, X's father-in-law and Frank, Walter and Frank or any pair of characters from the story.

Essay Topic 2

Through the Divorced Men Club, Frank befriends a man named Walter. What are the similarities and differences between Frank and Walter in their personal and private lives? Give specific examples and details from the book to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

In Frank's depression and despair, he finds himself very vulnerable of people and things around him, thus making him jealous easily. Give two specific examples from the book of who Frank becomes jealous of. Why is he jealous of these people, and how does he handle the jealousy?

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