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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3: Chapter 7 and Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When a friend invited Gantos to a party to smoke marijuana, what did he end up doing once he'd arrived?
(a) Passing out in the bathtub.
(b) Talking to a dog in the backyard.
(c) Drinking a few beers and leaving.
(d) Drinking heavily until 4 a.m.

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

3. What color was Gantos' private prison cell?
(a) White.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Blue.
(d) Red.

4. Gantos realized that in high school he couldn't write because of what reason?
(a) He ran away from his true feelings.
(b) He was focused on girls.
(c) He focused on sports.
(d) He daydreamed constantly.

5. Gantos's lawyer continued to tell Gantos he would only receive ____________.
(a) A verbal scolding from the judge.
(b) Community service.
(c) A fine.
(d) Probation.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hamilton forced Gantos to hold cans on yardsticks while he _____________.

2. Where was Jack Gantos born?

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

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

5. Back at the dock, Hamilton and Gantos discovered that their boat broke away from the dock and was boarded and secured by whom in Section 2, Chapter 4?

(see the answer key)

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