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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. Who or what was ultimately responsible for ending Frank's marriage?

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

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

4. How does Frank really want to feel for the football player as he listens to him during the meeting?

5. What type of school does this football player Frank is interviewing plan to attend?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How is Frank handling his divorce with X?

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

6. 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?

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

8. How has the death of their son Ralph taken a big toll on Frank and X?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

All people have changed throughout the story; however, some are more noticeable than others. Who do you believe has changed the most? Describe this change in detail, and support your answer with evidence from the book.

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