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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. Where did Frank go to work when he was trying to get Emer back?

2. Where did a doctor tell Frank that his infectious eye problem came from?

3. Where was Frank shipped after his basic training?

4. When Frank became the colonel's orderly, what was the name of the colonel's driver?

5. What book did Corporal Dunphy lend Frank?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why didn't Frank hit a ship's officer who made fun of the town where he was from?

2. Where did Frank move after he left Mrs. Austin's boarding house?

3. Why wasn't Corporal Dunphy kicked out of the army long ago?

4. What happened when Frank took lemon meringue pie and ginger ale to watch Hamlet at a playhouse?

5. How did Frank learn to type the company reports quickly?

6. Why did Eddie Gilligan tell Frank that he was not allowed in the kitchens at the Biltmore?

7. Why did Horace and Frank almost die in a fumigation room?

8. What caused problems between Frank and Emer?

9. How did Frank get his first job in New York City?

10. Why, when Frank had ten more days of his furlough, did he wish that he only had ten minutes?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Frank started his first teaching job, he began to have doubts about his chosen career. Discuss why Frank had doubts about his chosen career and why he didn't quit.

Essay Topic 2

Frank finally was able to enroll in college. Discuss the events that led to Frank's enrollment in college and how he got accepted without a high school diploma.

Essay Topic 3

Frank thought it was very hard going through life not saying what came to his tongue. Discuss why Frank didn't usually say what he was thinking.

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