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

2. What is a literary device in which an author indistinctly suggests certain plot developments that might come later in the story?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Foreshadowing.
(c) Catalist.
(d) Simile.

3. With what family did Jack Gantos first live in Florida while he worked on finishing school?
(a) Mr. and Mrs. Bacon.
(b) Mr. and Mrs. Farmer.
(c) Mr. and Mrs. Donaldson.
(d) Mr. and Mrs. Jenkins.

4. In Section 3, Chapter 1, the DA revealed that Gantos was the _________ person to come forward.
(a) Second.
(b) First.
(c) Sixth.
(d) Final.

5. According to Section 1: Chapter 3, Gantos dedicated the first section of his four section journal to _________.
(a) Inspired ideas for books.
(b) Vocabulary practice.
(c) Daily entries.
(d) Passages from books that inspire him.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the Attica Prison riot take place?

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. At which hotel did Gantos go to hide after knowing the FBI was after him?

4. What were prisoners not allowed to keep, as described in Section 3, Chapter 4?

5. Gantos felt that he was a coward because he could not believe in himself enough to go to ___________ to be a reporter.

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