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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Frank tells the visitor he is tired from his trip, what does the visitor do?
(a) Listens to him.
(b) Ignores him.
(c) Helps him.
(d) Leads him.

2. At the police station, where does Frank ask if he can go?
(a) To get some coffee.
(b) The crime lab.
(c) Walter's apartment.
(d) Home.

3. What person does Vicki want to tell Frank about at her father's?
(a) Frank's friend.
(b) Vicki's brother.
(c) Vicki's dad.
(d) Frank's doctor.

4. What do Frank and Vicki do first after Frank arrives at Vicki's father's house?
(a) Watch television.
(b) Play croquet.
(c) Fight.
(d) Eat dinner.

5. Where did Walter meet his male lover?
(a) At a grocery store.
(b) At work.
(c) At a bar.
(d) At the bank.

6. As Frank pulls off the highway on his way home from Easter dinner, what can he see?
(a) A customer yelling.
(b) Bright lights.
(c) Drive-in burger restaurant.
(d) A shopping cart.

7. What does Walter give Frank when he returns from Detroit?
(a) A kiss.
(b) A promise.
(c) An embrace.
(d) A key to his house.

8. Why did Frank get hired so quickly for the college teaching job?
(a) The hiring party knew Frank personally.
(b) The college needed someone quickly.
(c) He did well in the interview.
(d) The hiring party knew Frank's work.

9. Who is Lynette?
(a) Vicki's aunt.
(b) Vicki's mother.
(c) Vicki's stepmother.
(d) Vicki's sister.

10. What was the other professor who lived with Frank at the college interested in from Frank?
(a) Marriage.
(b) Commitment.
(c) Money.
(d) Fun.

11. Who does Frank run into while doing yard work?
(a) X.
(b) Neighbors.
(c) Vicki.
(d) Boss.

12. Through the investigation, what has Frank fulfilled for Walter?
(a) A promise.
(b) A dream.
(c) A threat.
(d) A lie.

13. Which of the following has not been a major theme of "The Sportswriter"?
(a) Jealous.
(b) Grief.
(c) Despair.
(d) Pity.

14. What crashes into a phone booth while Frank is in it?
(a) A carhop.
(b) A car.
(c) A truck.
(d) A shopping cart.

15. Where does Frank make a telephone call on the way home from Easter dinner?
(a) Phone booth.
(b) Cell phone.
(c) A drive-in.
(d) A restaurant.

Short Answer Questions

1. A woman approaches Frank who he does not know in Chapter 12. Who does Frank suspect it is?

2. Where does Frank finally read Walter's letter?

3. What is Frank listening to outside on the holiday morning?

4. Where does the investigation get Frank out of?

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

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