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

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

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

4. Where did Gantos arrive just as a tropical storm hit?
(a) Tallahassee, Florida.
(b) St. John.
(c) Key West, Florida.
(d) St. Croix.

5. In Section 1, Chapter 4, Gantos found himself inspired by a novel written by what author?
(a) Jack Kerouac.
(b) Dostoyevsky.
(c) John Hersey.
(d) Hunter S. Thompson.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Jack Gantos unable to attend school in San Juan?

2. What is the largest of the Virgin islands?

3. What does Gantos refer to as men in prison who thrived on pain and suffering?

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

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

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