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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3: Chapter 3 and Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Gantos's father asked him to sign over _____________ in Section 3, Chapter 3?
(a) His mortgage.
(b) Insurance papers for his car.
(c) His stocks.
(d) His bank accounts.

2. In Section 1, Chapter 4, Gantos found himself inspired by what novel?
(a) On the Road.
(b) The Sea is My Brother.
(c) Book of Dreams.
(d) The Subterraneans.

3. What did Gantos and Hamilton believe a Japanese fishing vessel to be in Section 2, Chapter 3?
(a) A giant whale.
(b) An island.
(c) An oil derrick.
(d) A Coast Guard ship.

4. Gantos felt that he was a coward because he could not believe in himself enough to go to ___________ to be a reporter.
(a) Vietnam.
(b) Alaska.
(c) Brazil.
(d) Mexico.

5. What did Scanlon claim had happened to him when Gantos called in Section 1, Chapter 4?
(a) He had lost the money.
(b) He had been arrested.
(c) He had met a beautiful woman.
(d) He had been mugged.

Short Answer Questions

1. After locating a translator on board, what did the Japanese on the fishing vessel agree to give Hamilton and Gantos?

2. In Section 3, Chapter 4, Gantos was sent to a federal prison in what city?

3. Hamilton is described as being between ___________ years of age.

4. In Section 3, Chapter 4, Gantos was only accosted once by a group of men who promised him protection. What was he to do in return?

5. What sentence did Gantos receive in Section 3, Chapter 3?

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