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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3: Chapter 1 and Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what was the fourth section of Gantos' journal dedicated?
(a) Vocabulary practice.
(b) Inspired ideas for books.
(c) Daily entries.
(d) Passages from books that inspire him.

2. Rik asked Gantos to call him if he saw __________ in the harbor.
(a) Three blue rowboats.
(b) An orange yacht.
(c) A kayaker in all black.
(d) A red-sailed boat.

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

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) Hemingway.
(b) Ovid.
(c) Dostoyevsky.
(d) O'Henry.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Once tied up, Hamilton and Gantos called Rik who had already lined up a sale for how much of the hash?

2. In Section 1, Chapter 4, Gantos decided to drive criss-cross over Florida on his way to see his family in ______.

3. Where did Gantos go to interview in Section 1, Chapter 3?

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

5. During his initial interview with his lawyer, Gantos learned he was being prosecuted federally for several charges and each carried a sentence of _____________.

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