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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 did Jack's friend Tim Scanlon need when he arrived in town?
(a) Place to stay.
(b) Money for drugs.
(c) To borrow a book.
(d) To use his car.

2. Gantos wrote in the ship's log as if it were ___________.
(a) A journal.
(b) A textbook.
(c) The Bible.
(d) A crossword puzzle.

3. Where had Jack Gantos's father moved his business in Section 1, Chapter 3?
(a) St. John.
(b) St. Croix.
(c) St. Peter.
(d) St. Thomas.

4. In what city did Gantos go to hide out after discovering the FBI was after him in Section 2, Chapter 4?
(a) Puerto Rico.
(b) Queens, New York.
(c) Key West.
(d) Fort Lauderdale.

5. In what city in Florida did Gantos finish high school?
(a) Tallahassee.
(b) Fort Lauderdale.
(c) Key West.
(d) Miami.

Short Answer Questions

1. Without books, what did Gantos find himself reading during his first week at the federal prison?

2. What did Rik ask for Gantos to build for him in Section 2, Chapter 1?

3. What is the name of the hotel where Gantos found himself living during his senior year in high school?

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

5. With what was Gantos paid while working in St. Croix with his father?

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