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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the author in Section 1, Chapter 3, one afternoon his entire school was send to the auditorium where they heard presentations from ____________.
(a) Atheletes.
(b) Journalists.
(c) Prisoners.
(d) Doctors.

2. What is the largest of the Virgin islands?
(a) St. John.
(b) St. Peter.
(c) St. Thomas.
(d) St. Croix.

3. Jack Gantos attended a school that was a renovated _________.
(a) Church.
(b) Hospital.
(c) Train station.
(d) Prison.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Jack Gantos's father helped secure him a job as __________ in San Juan.

2. What did Jack Gantos tell his family he had decided not to do right away in Section 1, Chapter 3?

3. Where in Florida did Jack Gantos's parents send him so that he could finish school?

4. What refers to preparations of the cannabis plant intended for use as a psychoactive drug and as medicine?

5. With what family did Jack Gantos first live in Florida while he worked on finishing school?

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