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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. According to Hamilton, how did Gantos look after the boat ran aground?
(a) Guilty.
(b) Tired.
(c) Angry.
(d) Sad.

2. Where did Gantos drive with Scanlon to make a deal in Section 1, Chapter 4?
(a) Attica, New York.
(b) Oak Park, Illinois.
(c) Key West, Florida.
(d) Tallahassee, Florida.

3. What is a literary figure of speech that uses direct comparison?
(a) Concept.
(b) Oxymoron.
(c) Assimilation.
(d) Metaphor.

4. In Section 2, Chapter 3, a Coast Guard craft approached Hamilton and Gantos's boat and informed them that they were near ___________.
(a) Enemy submarines.
(b) New York City.
(c) A Coast Guard training base.
(d) The White House.

5. As Gantos spent time talking with Tim Scanlon he began to regret his decision to ____________.
(a) Delay college.
(b) Move to New York.
(c) Sell hash.
(d) Move to St. Croix.

Short Answer Questions

1. Gantos's lawyer explained to him that Gantos's sentence was a youth sentence, meaning Gantos could serve how much time?

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

3. Without books, what did Gantos find himself reading during his first week at the federal prison?

4. Where was the bunk that Gantos chose in the holding cell?

5. In Section 3, Chapter 3, Gantos attended his hearing and the judge was read Gantos' own admission from what source?

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