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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2: Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of business did Jack Gantos's father run?
(a) Computer.
(b) Tutoring.
(c) Construction.
(d) Boat building.

2. When a friend invited Gantos to smoke marijuana at a party in Section 1, Chapter 3, he arrived to find only a group of guys sitting on the floor, trying to get high from __________.
(a) Hashish.
(b) Roots and seeds.
(c) Leaves and roots.
(d) Stems and seeds.

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

4. Hamilton clearly understood more of life than Gantos, as he feared __________ as well as police.
(a) Sharks.
(b) The sea.
(c) Pirates.
(d) The weather.

5. With what was Gantos paid while working in St. Croix with his father?
(a) Food and liquor.
(b) Room and board.
(c) Gold.
(d) Hash.

Short Answer Questions

1. Tim Scanlon believed all human behavior was controlled by _________.

2. To what was the third section of Gantos' journal dedicated?

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

4. Where did Gantos hide out from the FBI after they accosted one of the group in the hotel in Section 2, Chapter 4?

5. In Section 1, Chapter 4, Gantos found himself inspired by a novel written by what author?

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