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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. Where did Gantos drive with Scanlon to make a deal in Section 1, Chapter 4?
(a) Key West, Florida.
(b) Tallahassee, Florida.
(c) Attica, New York.
(d) Oak Park, Illinois.

2. What had Jack Gantos dreamed of being since he was young?
(a) Lawyer.
(b) Photographer.
(c) Writer.
(d) Doctor.

3. With what did Gantos and Rik fill the bottom of the crate?
(a) Opium.
(b) Hash.
(c) Sand.
(d) Bananas.

4. With what was Gantos paid while working in St. Croix with his father?
(a) Food and liquor.
(b) Hash.
(c) Gold.
(d) Room and board.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After a day's sail, Hamilton took Gantos to what location where the hash was buried?

2. Jack Gantos attended a school that was a renovated _________.

3. 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?

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

5. With what family did Jack Gantos first live in Florida while he worked on finishing school?

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