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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where had Jack Gantos's father moved his business in Section 1, Chapter 3?
(a) St. Peter.
(b) St. Croix.
(c) St. John.
(d) St. Thomas.

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

4. The woman who ran the hotel where Gantos lived during his senior year in high school claimed to be related to whom?
(a) Thomas Edison.
(b) Sitting Bull.
(c) Davy Crockett.
(d) George Washington.

5. To what was the third section of Gantos' journal dedicated?
(a) Daily entries.
(b) Passages from books that inspire him.
(c) Vocabulary practice.
(d) Inspired ideas for books.

6. Jack Gantos's father helped secure him a job as __________ in San Juan.
(a) An electrician.
(b) A janitor.
(c) A plumber.
(d) A landscaper.

7. Where did Gantos drive with Scanlon to make a deal in Section 1, Chapter 4?
(a) Oak Park, Illinois.
(b) Tallahassee, Florida.
(c) Attica, New York.
(d) Key West, Florida.

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

9. In Section 2, Chapter 1, Gantos found himself in St. Croix, but it had changed drastically and _______were readily available.
(a) Doctors.
(b) Drugs.
(c) Homes.
(d) Visas.

10. Where did Gantos go to interview in Section 1, Chapter 3?
(a) University of New York.
(b) University of Tennessee.
(c) University of Florida.
(d) University of Georgia.

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

12. What is the largest of the Virgin islands?
(a) St. Peter.
(b) St. John.
(c) St. Croix.
(d) St. Thomas.

13. What did Hamilton send up to the Japanese fishing vessel as a thank you gift?
(a) Some books.
(b) Fish.
(c) Chunk of hash.
(d) Bottle of rum.

14. In Section 1, Chapter 4, Gantos found himself inspired by a novel written by what author?
(a) John Hersey.
(b) Dostoyevsky.
(c) Hunter S. Thompson.
(d) Jack Kerouac.

15. 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 lost the money.
(c) He had been mugged.
(d) He had been arrested.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of books did Gantos find himself reading regularly in St. Croix in Section 2, Chapter 1?

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

3. Where did Gantos go to wait for Scanlon after giving him money?

4. When a friend invited Gantos to smoke marijuana at a party in Section 1, Chapter 3, he arrived to find only a group of guys sitting on the floor, trying to get high from __________.

5. What did Jack's friend Tim Scanlon need when he arrived in town?

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