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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3: Chapter 3 and Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Gantos claim to be the cause of his acne in the cover photo?
(a) Stress and a greasy prison diet.
(b) Chemicals used to clean the prison.
(c) Sheets he slept on.
(d) Lack of sunlight.

2. The hotel where Jack went to hide out from the FBI was the same one he had lived in during what other time in his life?
(a) In college.
(b) While on parole.
(c) In middle school.
(d) In high school.

3. Hamilton taught Gantos that he couldn't just defecate in the ocean, as what would likely happen?
(a) Salt would enter his body.
(b) He would attract seagulls.
(c) Sharks would attack.
(d) He would fall overboard.

4. Where in Florida did Jack Gantos's parents send him so that he could finish school?
(a) Fort Lauderdale.
(b) Miami.
(c) Key West.
(d) S.t. Petersburg.

5. Where did Gantos arrive just as a tropical storm hit?
(a) Key West, Florida.
(b) Tallahassee, Florida.
(c) St. John.
(d) St. Croix.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Japanese send back to Hamilton in return for his thank you gift?

2. In Section 2, Chapter 3, a Coast Guard craft approached Hamilton and Gantos's boat and informed them that they were near ___________.

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

4. In Section 3, Chapter 4, Gantos was only accosted once by a group of men who promised him protection. What was he to do in return?

5. What did Hamilton send up to the Japanese fishing vessel as a thank you gift?

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