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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. How does Frank get himself out of the Fulton County Jail?
2. Who pays for the interns to travel around Europe?
3. Which of Frank's relatives lives near Montpellier?
4. Who is Frank released to when he leaves Perpignan?
5. How does Frank convince a Miami bank manager to cash a personal check for $15,000?
Short Essay Questions
1. How do you think Frank expects Rosalie to react when he tells her who he really is?
2. 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?
3. How does Frank survive Perpignan?
4. When Frank realizes that he passes a check that has his real name and address on the back, he poses as an FBI agent to get it back. What other choices does he have? What can he do instead? How do his choices affect his future?
5. What is Frank's code of honor?
6. Why do you think that Frank stops using Papa Lavalier's printing shop?
7. How do you think Frank feels when he meets the Swedish police officers?
8. How does Frank rely on stereotypes to get away with his cons?
9. How does Frank get himself out of the Fulton County jail?
10. Why do you think that Frank chooses not to tell his grandparents that he is living in Montpellier?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
An introvert is someone who tends to be turned inward, who likes to spend a lot of time alone. An extrovert is someone who tends to be turned outward toward other people, who gets charged up by spending time with people. Do you describe Frank as an introvert or an extrovert? Support your answer with details from the book.
Essay Topic 2
In some ways, the plot of Catch Me If You Can is described as a spiral: the same series of events happens over and over. Describe the spiral of the plot. Use Frank's different cons to help with your analysis.
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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