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

2. While in school, Gantos had a crush on his teacher for what class?
(a) Geology.
(b) Psychology.
(c) Algebra.
(d) History.

3. Where is San Juan located?
(a) Cuba.
(b) Ecuador.
(c) Puerto Rico.
(d) Mexico.

4. Where was Jack Gantos born?
(a) Buffalo, New York.
(b) Columbus, Ohio.
(c) Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania.
(d) Marquette, Michigan.

5. What was the name of Jack Gantos's father?
(a) John Gantos.
(b) Mitch Gantos.
(c) Alan Gantos.
(d) Robert Gantos.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Gantos arrive just as a tropical storm hit?

2. What did Jack's friend Tim Scanlon need when he arrived in town?

3. Jack Gantos attended a school that was a renovated _________.

4. What is a literary device in which an author indistinctly suggests certain plot developments that might come later in the story?

5. Where had Jack Gantos's father moved his business in Section 1, Chapter 3?

(see the answer key)

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