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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 refers to a cannabis preparation composed of compressed stalked resin glands collected from the unfertilized buds of the cannabis plant?
(a) Ganja.
(b) Hashish.
(c) Peyote.
(d) Tea.

2. What is the name of the hotel where Gantos found himself living during his senior year in high school?
(a) Seaside Manor.
(b) The King's Court.
(c) Richfield Inn.
(d) Oak Knoll Motel.

3. When Gantos awoke one morning in Section 1, Chapter 4, he was covered in blisters which he began to think of as ___________.
(a) A stigmata.
(b) Acne.
(c) Smallpox.
(d) Allergies.

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

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

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. What led to Jack Gantos being thrown out of the house that he was staying in with an older couple in Florida?

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

4. What was the name of Jack Gantos's father?

5. According to the author in Section 1, Chapter 3, one afternoon his entire school was send to the auditorium where they heard presentations from ____________.

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