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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where in Florida did Jack Gantos's parents send him so that he could finish school?
(a) Miami.
(b) Key West.
(c) S.t. Petersburg.
(d) Fort Lauderdale.

3. Section 2, Chapter 3 shows Gantos knew little of smuggling, as he took photos of whom?
(a) Rik.
(b) Tim Scanlon.
(c) Hamilton.
(d) Mr. Gantos.

4. Rik asked Gantos to call him if he saw __________ in the harbor.
(a) A red-sailed boat.
(b) A kayaker in all black.
(c) An orange yacht.
(d) Three blue rowboats.

5. What did Rik ask for Gantos to build for him in Section 2, Chapter 1?
(a) Bench.
(b) Dog house.
(c) False-bottomed crate.
(d) Shed.

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

7. What refers to preparations of the cannabis plant intended for use as a psychoactive drug and as medicine?
(a) Ecstacy.
(b) LSD.
(c) Hemp.
(d) Marijuana.

8. In Section 1, Chapter 1, Jack Gantos admits the prisoner photograph on the front cover of the book is him, taken when he was how old?
(a) 19.
(b) 27.
(c) 32.
(d) 21.

9. Where was Jack Gantos born?
(a) Columbus, Ohio.
(b) Marquette, Michigan.
(c) Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania.
(d) Buffalo, New York.

10. How much money did Gantos give Scanlon to make his deal?
(a) $500.
(b) $50.
(c) $2,500.
(d) $200.

11. What does Gantos claim to be the cause of his acne in the cover photo?
(a) Sheets he slept on.
(b) Stress and a greasy prison diet.
(c) Lack of sunlight.
(d) Chemicals used to clean the prison.

12. Gantos's father believed Rik to be a __________.
(a) Serial killer.
(b) Banker.
(c) Drug smuggler.
(d) Politician.

13. Tim Scanlon promised to help Gantos by going in with him to buy ____________, which they could sell.
(a) Marijuana.
(b) Baseball cards.
(c) Opium.
(d) Broken cars.

14. What did Gantos and Hamilton believe a Japanese fishing vessel to be in Section 2, Chapter 3?
(a) A giant whale.
(b) An oil derrick.
(c) An island.
(d) A Coast Guard ship.

15. Hamilton taught Gantos that he couldn't just defecate in the ocean, as what would likely happen?
(a) He would fall overboard.
(b) Salt would enter his body.
(c) He would attract seagulls.
(d) Sharks would attack.

Short Answer Questions

1. When a friend invited Gantos to a party to smoke marijuana, what did he end up doing once he'd arrived?

2. What author did Gantos think of in Section 1, Chapter 4, who wrote of Hiroshima after the bomb?

3. Who was photographing the movement of the hash in Section 2, Chapter 3?

4. In Section 1, Chapter 4, Gantos found himself inspired by what novel?

5. In Section 1, Chapter 4, Gantos found himself inspired by a novel written by what author?

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