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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 does a deadheading pilot sit on a plane?

2. Why does Frank tell the sales representative that he needs to order 200 I.D. cards when he really only needs one for himself?

3. What kind of a deal does Frank make with the gas station attendant?

4. What does Frank tell the Pan Am stores clerk about what happens to his wings and hat emblem?

5. What does Frank do when he is released from the police station in New Orleans?

Short Essay Questions

1. Looking back on his pilot con as he writes the book, do you think that Frank regrets his actions? Why or why not?

2. What is the overall tone of Chapter One, "The Fledgling"?

3. Do you think that Frank wants to pose as a pilot only because he wants to cash bad checks? Or is there some other reason? Please explain.

4. How does Frank's father feel about Frank?

5. First Frank poses as a pilot, then as a pediatrician. Do you see a pattern in his choices of role? Why do you think Frank chooses the roles that he does?

6. What skills do you think Frank needs to have in order to pass himself off as a pilot?

7. How does Frank test his con before actually deadheading on a flight?

8. Why does Frank need money in order to pursue his interest in girls?

9. Frank manages to avoid being caught for several years. Imagine, though, that he is caught. How do you think he is caught earlier? How much of his good fortune is luck and how much is skill?

10. What is Frank's pattern of preparing himself for a new role?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the various prisons and jail cells in which Frank does time. Be sure to include Perpignan Prison, Malmo Prison, and the Fulton County Jail. How are these prisons similar? How are they different?

Essay Topic 2

Explain Frank's "code of honor." What does Frank consider to be moral behavior for himself? What does he consider to be immoral? How do you tell?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Frank's role as a supervisory resident at the hospital in Atlanta with his role as a lawyer. How are the two roles similar? How are they different? Include the process Frank goes through to get each job, and the reasons that lead up to his departure from each.

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