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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 Gantos go to interview in Section 1, Chapter 3?
(a) University of Tennessee.
(b) University of Florida.
(c) University of New York.
(d) University of Georgia.

2. What did the family that Jack Gantos rented a room from in Florida while working on finishing school sell from their home?`
(a) Drugs.
(b) Paintings.
(c) Prosthetic limbs.
(d) Patio furniture.

3. Why was Jack Gantos unable to attend school in San Juan?
(a) He did not speak Spanish.
(b) He had a rare disease.
(c) He followed the wrong religion.
(d) He was an illegal alien.

4. Jack Gantos's father helped secure him a job as __________ in San Juan.
(a) A janitor.
(b) A plumber.
(c) An electrician.
(d) A landscaper.

5. What led to Jack Gantos being thrown out of the house that he was staying in with an older couple in Florida?
(a) He crashed his car into the house.
(b) He let the bathtub overflow.
(c) He started a fire in the house.
(d) He got drunk and threw up all over the house.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Section 1, Chapter 1, Jack Gantos admits the prisoner photograph on the front cover of the book is him, taken when he was how old?

2. Where was Jack Gantos born?

3. Mr. Gantos would drive the family on trips to their hometown and spend time pointing out _______ to Jack.

4. In Section 1, Chapter 2, Gantos explains he was in what year in high school when he began working?

5. What did Scanlon claim had happened to him when Gantos called in Section 1, Chapter 4?

(see the answer key)

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