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

2. As Gantos spent time talking with Tim Scanlon he began to regret his decision to ____________.
(a) Move to St. Croix.
(b) Move to New York.
(c) Delay college.
(d) Sell hash.

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

4. Where had Jack Gantos's father moved his business in Section 1, Chapter 3?
(a) St. Peter.
(b) St. Thomas.
(c) St. Croix.
(d) St. John.

5. Where in Florida did Jack Gantos's parents send him so that he could finish school?
(a) Fort Lauderdale.
(b) Key West.
(c) S.t. Petersburg.
(d) Miami.

Short Answer Questions

1. The woman who ran the hotel where Gantos lived during his senior year in high school claimed to be related to whom?

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

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

4. According to Section 1: Chapter 3, Gantos dedicated the first section of his four section journal to _________.

5. What is the name of the hotel where Gantos found himself living during his senior year in high school?

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