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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. While Vicki is looking for the croquet mallets, who does Frank meet?

2. What does Frank allow Walter to do when he returned from his trip to Detroit?

3. Where does Frank stop on the way to see Vicki's father in Chapter 10?

4. What does Frank tell the visitor who is waiting for him when he returns from Detroit?

5. What is the name of the professor Frank lived with while he taught at a college?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Frank do when he returns to his office in New York after Easter?

2. Detail the search Frank goes on for Walter's daughter in Florida.

3. Who is waiting for Frank outside the police station and what do they do?

4. Upon returning from Detroit, detail the conversation and Frank's reaction when Walter tells Frank about his male encounter.

5. What does Frank do once he sees a woman he believes he knows in a catalog?

6. Detail the phone call Frank receives while at Vicki's father's home on Easter.

7. How did Frank find his welcoming at Berkshire College by the other professors?

8. Who is waiting for Frank when he returns home from Detroit? What does this person want?

9. What does Vicki share with Frank about Frank's doctor on Easter?

10. Explain how Frank got a job offer to teach at Berkshire College.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Different people handle situations and feelings differently. How do Frank and X each handle their fear of commitment throughout the story? Compare and contrast using specific examples and details from the story.

Essay Topic 2

Another theme of this book is hope. Frank is in search of it and has opportunities to give it throughout the story. List three characters from the story that give Frank hope and explain how and why they give Frank hope. Frank also has the opportunity to give hope. Name two characters that Frank has and / or could have given hope to and why he chose to give or not to give these characters hope.

Essay Topic 3

In a conversation Frank has with X's father-in-law, X's father-in-law calls Frank's relationship with Vicki a rebound relationship. Why does X's father-in-law call this relationship a rebound relationship? What causes X's father-in-law to make this statement? What is Frank's reaction to this comment and do you agree with the comment? Why / why not?

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