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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. The woman who ran the hotel where Gantos lived during his senior year in high school claimed to be related to whom?
(a) Davy Crockett.
(b) George Washington.
(c) Sitting Bull.
(d) Thomas Edison.

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

3. To what was the third section of Gantos' journal dedicated?
(a) Inspired ideas for books.
(b) Passages from books that inspire him.
(c) Daily entries.
(d) Vocabulary practice.

4. In what city in Florida did Gantos finish high school?
(a) Key West.
(b) Fort Lauderdale.
(c) Miami.
(d) Tallahassee.

5. When was Ernest Hemingway born?
(a) 1899.
(b) 1908.
(c) 1930.
(d) 1922.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money did Gantos give Scanlon to make his deal?

2. What does Gantos claim to be the cause of his acne in the cover photo?

3. According to the author in Section 1, Chapter 3, one afternoon his entire school was send to the auditorium where they heard presentations from ____________.

4. To what was the fourth section of Gantos' journal dedicated?

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

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