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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. Where did Gantos arrive just as a tropical storm hit?
(a) St. John.
(b) Key West, Florida.
(c) St. Croix.
(d) Tallahassee, Florida.

2. While others slept, what did Gantos do to avoid what he believed to be certain death or capture in Section 2, Chapter 4?
(a) Sat in a barn.
(b) Sneaked into the woods.
(c) Slept in the car.
(d) Hid in the bathroom.

3. What refers to a cannabis preparation composed of compressed stalked resin glands collected from the unfertilized buds of the cannabis plant?
(a) Hashish.
(b) Ganja.
(c) Tea.
(d) Peyote.

4. Tim Scanlon believed all human behavior was controlled by _________.
(a) Electrical impulses.
(b) The conscience.
(c) Chemical reactions.
(d) Guilt.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Gantos wrote in the ship's log as if it were ___________.

2. In Section 2, Chapter 1, Gantos's father's construction business was failing as a result of _________.

3. What did Gantos begin doing with books to occupy his time?

4. Gantos felt that he was a coward because he could not believe in himself enough to go to ___________ to be a reporter.

5. What is a literary figure of speech that uses direct comparison?

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