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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3: Chapter 5 and Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Gantos agreed to to help Hamilton sail with hash from St. Croix to what city?
(a) New York.
(b) Miami.
(c) Baltimore.
(d) Boston.

3. What did Jack's friend Tim Scanlon need when he arrived in town?
(a) Place to stay.
(b) Money for drugs.
(c) To use his car.
(d) To borrow a book.

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

5. Gantos realized that in high school he couldn't write because of what reason?
(a) He focused on sports.
(b) He daydreamed constantly.
(c) He ran away from his true feelings.
(d) He was focused on girls.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Rik pay Gantos with in Section 2, Chapter 1?

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

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

4. While in school, Gantos had a crush on his teacher for what class?

5. Where was the bunk that Gantos chose in the holding cell?

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