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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. In Section 2, Chapter 2, Gantos, in his stoned state, realized Hamilton was partially insane as he began to refuse to _________.
(a) Sleep.
(b) Wear clothes.
(c) Take a bath.
(d) Brush his teeth.

2. What did Jack Gantos tell his family he had decided not to do right away in Section 1, Chapter 3?
(a) Attend college.
(b) Travel through Europe.
(c) Get married.
(d) Move to Oregon.

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

4. Instead of construction, Gantos and his father built _____________.
(a) Furniture.
(b) Crates.
(c) Fireplaces.
(d) Caskets.

5. With what family did Jack Gantos first live in Florida while he worked on finishing school?
(a) Mr. and Mrs. Bacon.
(b) Mr. and Mrs. Farmer.
(c) Mr. and Mrs. Donaldson.
(d) Mr. and Mrs. Jenkins.

Short Answer Questions

1. Tim Scanlon promised to help Gantos by going in with him to buy ____________, which they could sell.

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

3. To what was the third section of Gantos' journal dedicated?

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

5. Where did Gantos drive with Scanlon to make a deal in Section 1, Chapter 4?

(see the answer key)

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