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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. What refers to preparations of the cannabis plant intended for use as a psychoactive drug and as medicine?
(a) Ecstacy.
(b) Marijuana.
(c) Hemp.
(d) LSD.

2. What did Rik ask for Gantos to build for him in Section 2, Chapter 1?
(a) Dog house.
(b) Shed.
(c) False-bottomed crate.
(d) Bench.

3. Where had Jack Gantos's father moved his business in Section 1, Chapter 3?
(a) St. Croix.
(b) St. John.
(c) St. Peter.
(d) St. Thomas.

4. 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) 19.
(b) 32.
(c) 21.
(d) 27.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Scanlon claim had happened to him when Gantos called in Section 1, Chapter 4?

2. According to the author in Section 1, Chapter 3, one afternoon his entire school was send to the auditorium where they heard presentations from ____________.

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

4. In Section 2, Chapter 1, Gantos's father's construction business was failing as a result of _________.

5. Gantos's father believed Rik to be a __________.

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