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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 does Gantos claim to be the cause of his acne in the cover photo?
(a) Chemicals used to clean the prison.
(b) Sheets he slept on.
(c) Lack of sunlight.
(d) Stress and a greasy prison diet.

2. 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?
(a) 32.
(b) 27.
(c) 21.
(d) 19.

3. 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.

4. What did the family that Jack Gantos rented a room from in Florida while working on finishing school sell from their home?`
(a) Drugs.
(b) Prosthetic limbs.
(c) Paintings.
(d) Patio furniture.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Section 1, Chapter 4, Gantos found himself inspired by a novel written by what author?

2. What kind of business did Jack Gantos's father run?

3. Gantos wrote stories about those around him as well as his own ordeals in prison by journaling in his copy of a book by whom?

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

5. Tim Scanlon believed all human behavior was controlled by _________.

(see the answer key)

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