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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With what family did Jack Gantos first live in Florida while he worked on finishing school?
(a) Mr. and Mrs. Donaldson.
(b) Mr. and Mrs. Jenkins.
(c) Mr. and Mrs. Farmer.
(d) Mr. and Mrs. Bacon.

2. What was the first stop for Hamilton and Gantos after they set sail?
(a) Goose Island.
(b) Doe Island.
(c) Buck Island.
(d) Gander Island.

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

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

5. What was the name of Jack Gantos's father?
(a) John Gantos.
(b) Mitch Gantos.
(c) Alan Gantos.
(d) Robert Gantos.

6. With what was Gantos paid while working in St. Croix with his father?
(a) Food and liquor.
(b) Room and board.
(c) Gold.
(d) Hash.

7. What did Scanlon claim had happened to him when Gantos called in Section 1, Chapter 4?
(a) He had met a beautiful woman.
(b) He had been mugged.
(c) He had been arrested.
(d) He had lost the money.

8. What author did Gantos think of in Section 1, Chapter 4, who wrote of Hiroshima after the bomb?
(a) Jack Kerouac.
(b) Davy Crockett.
(c) Dostoyevsky.
(d) John Hersey.

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

10. When Gantos awoke one morning in Section 1, Chapter 4, he was covered in blisters which he began to think of as ___________.
(a) Allergies.
(b) A stigmata.
(c) Smallpox.
(d) Acne.

11. What did the family that Jack Gantos rented a room from in Florida while working on finishing school sell from their home?`
(a) Patio furniture.
(b) Prosthetic limbs.
(c) Paintings.
(d) Drugs.

12. Tim Scanlon believed all human behavior was controlled by _________.
(a) Electrical impulses.
(b) Guilt.
(c) The conscience.
(d) Chemical reactions.

13. With what did Gantos and Rik fill the bottom of the crate?
(a) Opium.
(b) Bananas.
(c) Hash.
(d) Sand.

14. Mr. Gantos would drive the family on trips to their hometown and spend time pointing out _______ to Jack.
(a) Ex-cons and criminals.
(b) Buildings.
(c) Dogs.
(d) Cars and trucks.

15. As Gantos spent time talking with Tim Scanlon he began to regret his decision to ____________.
(a) Move to St. Croix.
(b) Delay college.
(c) Sell hash.
(d) Move to New York.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. After a day's sail, Hamilton took Gantos to what location where the hash was buried?

3. What did Jack Gantos tell his family he had decided not to do right away in Section 1, Chapter 3?

4. After grounding the boat, Hamilton and Gantos were allowed ashore where they were able to _________.

5. Where in Florida did Jack Gantos's parents send him so that he could finish school?

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