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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. In Section 3, Chapter 7, Gantos was given a release date of December 18th, nearly how many months after his incarceration?
(a) 12.
(b) 36.
(c) 24.
(d) 15.

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

3. Where did Tim Scanlon claim he was picking up merchandise in Section 1, Chapter 4?
(a) A lab at the college.
(b) A mall.
(c) A factory.
(d) In a secluded alley.

4. Where was Ernest Hemingway born?
(a) Seattle, Washington.
(b) Oak Park, Illinois.
(c) San Francisco, California.
(d) Portland, Oregon.

5. What did Gantos begin doing with books to occupy his time?
(a) Drawing on the pages.
(b) Acting out scenes.
(c) Crossing out words.
(d) Ripping out the pages.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of business did Jack Gantos's father run?

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

3. What does Gantos refer to as men in prison who thrived on pain and suffering?

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

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

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