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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 kind of trip did Frank take the day before he and Vicki left on their trip?

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

3. Who is Frank's ex-wife responsible for taking care of?

4. What does Frank have trouble doing at the hotel?

5. What did X find that caused X to end the marriage?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is normal and mundane to Frank?

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

4. Why does Walter feel drawn to Frank?

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

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

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

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

9. How is Frank handling his divorce with X?

10. Detail Frank's writing career.

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

After Ralph died, Frank had many affairs and socialized with other women. What is the irony of Frank and X's divorce? Give specific details and examples to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

When there is a break up or divorce, there are usually issues of trust. Explain the issues of trust that lay between Frank and X. Also, does this issue of trust extend further than just within their relationship or has it now affected trust issues with other people in their lives? Give specific details and examples from the book to support your answers.

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