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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Tim Scanlon claim he was picking up merchandise in Section 1, Chapter 4?
(a) A mall.
(b) In a secluded alley.
(c) A lab at the college.
(d) A factory.

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

3. What is the name of the hotel where Gantos found himself living during his senior year in high school?
(a) Oak Knoll Motel.
(b) Seaside Manor.
(c) The King's Court.
(d) Richfield Inn.

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

5. In Section 1, Chapter 2, Gantos explains he was in what year in high school when he began working?
(a) Junior.
(b) Freshman.
(c) Middle.
(d) Senior.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Jack Gantos unable to attend school in San Juan?

2. When was Ernest Hemingway born?

3. What author did Gantos think of in Section 1, Chapter 4, who wrote of Hiroshima after the bomb?

4. Gantos wrote stories about those around him as well as his own ordeals in prison by journaling in his copy of a book by whom?

5. In what city in Florida did Gantos finish high school?

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