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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 does Frank suggest that Vicki and he do at her father's house?

2. What does this person end up giving Frank while Frank is at his desk?

3. While Frank is at his desk in Chapter 13, who comes over to see Frank?

4. Where does Frank plan to stay indefinitely?

5. What has Frank's state throughout the book been?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Detail the trip to Vicki's fathers home for Easter dinner.

3. Throughout the story, how has Frank shown growth in dealing with women?

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

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

6. On the way home from Vicki's father's on Easter, who does Frank think of and what does he do about it?

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

8. How does the uneasiness between Vicki and Frank show when Frank arrives at Vicki's father's home?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

There are several characters in this book who seem to have no direction in their life. Students will choose one of the following characters from the book; Frank, Walter, or X. Students will then write about how the book details or shows this character has no direction in their life and how they are lost in a quiet despair.

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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