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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2: Chapter 1 and chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Mr. Gantos would drive the family on trips to their hometown and spend time pointing out _______ to Jack.
(a) Ex-cons and criminals.
(b) Buildings.
(c) Dogs.
(d) Cars and trucks.

2. In what city in Florida did Gantos finish high school?
(a) Fort Lauderdale.
(b) Key West.
(c) Tallahassee.
(d) Miami.

3. Where did Gantos go to wait for Scanlon after giving him money?
(a) Hotel room.
(b) Park.
(c) Restaurant.
(d) Bus station.

4. Gantos felt that he was a coward because he could not believe in himself enough to go to ___________ to be a reporter.
(a) Alaska.
(b) Mexico.
(c) Vietnam.
(d) Brazil.

5. In Section 2, Chapter 1, Gantos's father's construction business was failing as a result of _________.
(a) A ruined economy.
(b) Racial tensions.
(c) Bad publicity.
(d) A tropical storm.

Short Answer Questions

1. Gantos agreed to to help Hamilton sail with hash from St. Croix to what city?

2. What had Jack Gantos dreamed of being since he was young?

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

4. What kind of books did Gantos find himself reading regularly in St. Croix in Section 2, Chapter 1?

5. What was the first stop for Hamilton and Gantos after they set sail?

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