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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. As Gantos never had visitors, he made arrangements to clear what on visitation days?
(a) The warden's office.
(b) The hospital offices.
(c) The exercise yard.
(d) The bathrooms.

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

3. For what latest novel did Jack Gantos win the 2012 Newbery Medal?
(a) Dead End in Norvelt.
(b) Desire Lines.
(c) Heads or Tails: Stories from the Sixth Grade.
(d) The Love Curse of the Rumbaughs.

4. When did the Attica Prison riot take place?
(a) 1967.
(b) 1976.
(c) 1971.
(d) 1983.

5. While in school, Gantos had a crush on his teacher for what class?
(a) Algebra.
(b) Psychology.
(c) History.
(d) Geology.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was stashed right by the hash in Hamilton and Gantos's boat in Section 2, Chapter 4?

2. In Section 2, Chapter 2, Gantos, in his stoned state, realized Hamilton was partially insane as he began to refuse to _________.

3. When was Ernest Hemingway born?

4. In Section 3, Chapter 7, Gantos was given a release date of December 18th, nearly how many months after his incarceration?

5. What does Gantos claim to be the cause of his acne in the cover photo?

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