1. Where was Ernest Hemingway born?
(a) Oak Park, Illinois.
(b) San Francisco, California.
(c) Portland, Oregon.
(d) Seattle, Washington.

2. In Section 1, Chapter 4, Gantos decided to drive criss-cross over Florida on his way to see his family in ______.
(a) Key West.
(b) St. Croix.
(c) Tallahassee.
(d) Fort Lauderdale.

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

4. As Gantos spent time talking with Tim Scanlon he began to regret his decision to ____________.
(a) Move to New York.
(b) Sell hash.
(c) Move to St. Croix.
(d) Delay college.

5. What did Scanlon claim had happened to him when Gantos called in Section 1, Chapter 4?
(a) He had lost the money.
(b) He had been arrested.
(c) He had been mugged.
(d) He had met a beautiful woman.

Short Answer Questions

1. When a friend invited Gantos to smoke marijuana at a party in Section 1, Chapter 3, he arrived to find only a group of guys sitting on the floor, trying to get high from __________.

2. When was Ernest Hemingway born?

3. In Section 1, Chapter 4, Gantos found himself inspired by what novel?

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

5. According to Section 1: Chapter 3, Gantos dedicated the first section of his four section journal to _________.

(see the answer key)

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