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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. What does the football player say he does not expect big things from?

2. After whose death did Frank attend school?

3. Who is actually in the picture in Vicki's wallet?

4. Why is Frank meeting with someone early in the morning?

5. Frank has accepted what about his divorce?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Frank have trouble saying "I love you," even to Vicki?

2. How is Frank handling his divorce with X?

3. Does Frank think X can go on with her life without getting married?

4. How has the death of their son Ralph taken a big toll on Frank and X?

5. Frank returns to the hotel in Detroit after the interview to find Vicki depressed. Why is Vicki depressed?

6. Explain Frank's biggest conflict in his life at this beginning of the story.

7. Why does Walter feel drawn to Frank?

8. How does Frank's meeting with the football player in Detroit go? Why?

9. Why does Frank go through Vicki's purse?

10. What is Frank nervous about with Vicki in Detroit?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Suicide is a very difficult thing to deal with. Even though Frank did not get along well with Walter, hearing of the suicide of Walter changed Frank and brought more despair and grief. Give examples from the story of how Frank dealt with Walter's suicide. Did the suicide bring up different feelings from those of the death of Frank's son Ralph? How? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Walter is a man who Frank meets as a member of the Divorced Men Club. Who is this Walter? Write a biography of Walter, giving as much information about Walter as you can provide. Give specific examples and details from the story to support your biography.

Essay Topic 3

Frank and X are hit hard with the loss of their son Ralph to Reye's Syndrome. What grieving process does each parent use for themselves to help them through the death of their son? Give specific details or examples from the story to support your answer.

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