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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. Why is it so hard for the FBI to find out anything about Frank?

2. How does Frank manage to steal deposits from ordinary bank customers?

3. How does Frank convince the Boston desk sergeant to let him keep his pilot's license and I.D. card?

4. Why does Frank decide to start forging large corporate checks?

5. How does Frank avoid being caught when the bank figures out that his check is phony?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Frank's plan to fill his account number in on a stack of deposit slips from the bank differ from his usual schemes?

2. How does Frank rely on stereotypes to get away with his cons?

3. Why does O'Riley think that Frank must be 500 miles away when he hears that Frank makes bail?

4. When and why does Frank make an exception to his policy of never defrauding individuals?

5. Why can't the American consulate intervene on Frank's behalf and get him out of Perpignan?

6. How does Frank get himself out of the Fulton County jail?

7. What is Frank's code of honor?

8. Why do you think that Frank pays the expenses for his crew of interns personally rather than coming up with a scheme for getting Pan Am to pay them?

9. How does Frank survive Perpignan?

10. How does Frank's background as a fake airline pilot help him to escape when he is extradited to the United States?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Consider the following people who help Frank at various times during his criminal career: Kitty Corbett, Bailout Bailey, Jan Lundstrom. Which of these people does Frank admire the most? Why?

Essay Topic 3

How does the kindness of the Swedish prison guards make Frank feel? How does his experience in Sweden affect his thoughts and reflections about life? Support your answer with quotations from the book.

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