Item I
.- Read the following text and then answer the questions.
The true story of a real fake
Frank
Abagnale is known as one of the most famous impersonators in the world.
Throughout his life, he has taken on at least eight different identities,
including an airline pilot, a lawyer, a professor, and a doctor. He was a
brilliant conman who managed to forge $2.5 million worth of cheques across 26
countries over a period of five years. His fame was such that his adventures
have been turned into a Stephen Spielberg film and a Broadway musical, both of
which were titled "Catch Me If You Can".
Amazingly,
Frank's career as a conman began when he was just 16 years old. Upset by the
divorce of his parents, he ran away to New York and, being tall, handsome, and
already going grey, he pretended to be 26 years old and got a job. His first
major con was bank fraud. He created a new identity and set up numerous bank
accounts. He printed flawless fake cheques and managed to cash them at the
banks.
However,
Frank is most famous for impersonating an airline pilot. He conned Pan Am into
giving him a pilot's uniform and he faked an ID card. He was still only a
teenager when he flew over 1,000,000 miles and visited 26 countries, enjoying
the glamorous lifestyle of an international pilot at Pan Am's expense.