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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2: Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After grounding the boat, Hamilton and Gantos were allowed ashore where they were able to _________.
(a) Relax and drink.
(b) Walk and stretch.
(c) Drink and sing.
(d) Eat and wash.

2. Where did Gantos go to interview in Section 1, Chapter 3?
(a) University of Florida.
(b) University of Tennessee.
(c) University of New York.
(d) University of Georgia.

3. Gantos's father believed Rik to be a __________.
(a) Banker.
(b) Serial killer.
(c) Drug smuggler.
(d) Politician.

4. Gantos wrote stories about those around him as well as his own ordeals in prison by journaling in his copy of a book by whom?
(a) Dostoyevsky.
(b) Ovid.
(c) O'Henry.
(d) Hemingway.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Section 1, Chapter 4, Gantos found himself inspired by what novel?

2. In Section 2, Chapter 2, Gantos, in his stoned state, realized Hamilton was partially insane as he began to refuse to _________.

3. The woman who ran the hotel where Gantos lived during his senior year in high school claimed to be related to whom?

4. When a friend invited Gantos to a party to smoke marijuana, what did he end up doing once he'd arrived?

5. In Section 2, Chapter 1, Gantos found himself in St. Croix, but it had changed drastically and _______were readily available.

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