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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2: Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Mr. Gantos would drive the family on trips to their hometown and spend time pointing out _______ to Jack.
(a) Buildings.
(b) Dogs.
(c) Ex-cons and criminals.
(d) Cars and trucks.

2. Tim Scanlon promised to help Gantos by going in with him to buy ____________, which they could sell.
(a) Marijuana.
(b) Broken cars.
(c) Baseball cards.
(d) Opium.

3. Why was Jack Gantos unable to attend school in San Juan?
(a) He was an illegal alien.
(b) He followed the wrong religion.
(c) He did not speak Spanish.
(d) He had a rare disease.

4. What had Jack Gantos dreamed of being since he was young?
(a) Writer.
(b) Lawyer.
(c) Photographer.
(d) Doctor.

5. Hamilton and Gantos were unable to reach Rik in what city?
(a) New York.
(b) Philadelphia.
(c) Boston.
(d) Knoxville.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Scanlon claim had happened to him when Gantos called in Section 1, Chapter 4?

2. Where did Gantos go to interview in Section 1, Chapter 3?

3. Hamilton taught Gantos that he couldn't just defecate in the ocean, as what would likely happen?

4. Gantos played a joke on Hamilton by grabbing his leg through the porthole as he swam around the boat, and Hamilton _____________.

5. What does Gantos claim to be the cause of his acne in the cover photo?

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