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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. Jack Gantos attended a school that was a renovated _________.
(a) Prison.
(b) Church.
(c) Hospital.
(d) Train station.

2. Hamilton clearly understood more of life than Gantos, as he feared __________ as well as police.
(a) The sea.
(b) Pirates.
(c) The weather.
(d) Sharks.

3. In Section 1, Chapter 4, Gantos decided to drive criss-cross over Florida on his way to see his family in ______.
(a) Key West.
(b) Tallahassee.
(c) Fort Lauderdale.
(d) St. Croix.

4. Jack Gantos's father helped secure him a job as __________ in San Juan.
(a) A landscaper.
(b) A plumber.
(c) An electrician.
(d) A janitor.

5. After locating a translator on board, what did the Japanese on the fishing vessel agree to give Hamilton and Gantos?
(a) Food.
(b) A pipe.
(c) Gasoline.
(d) Water.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Section 1, Chapter 2, Gantos explains he was in what year in high school when he began working?

2. What is a literary figure of speech that uses direct comparison?

3. How much money did Rik offer Gantos to help Hamilton bring hash from St. Croix in Section 2, Chapter 1?

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

5. Rik asked Gantos to call him if he saw __________ in the harbor.

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