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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Gantos wrote stories about those around him as well as his own ordeals in prison by journaling in his copy of a book by whom?
(a) Hemingway.
(b) Dostoyevsky.
(c) Ovid.
(d) O'Henry.

2. Where did Gantos go to wait for Scanlon after giving him money?
(a) Park.
(b) Hotel room.
(c) Bus station.
(d) Restaurant.

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

4. Hamilton clearly understood more of life than Gantos, as he feared __________ as well as police.
(a) The weather.
(b) Pirates.
(c) The sea.
(d) Sharks.

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

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

7. In Section 1, Chapter 4, Gantos found himself inspired by what novel?
(a) The Subterraneans.
(b) Book of Dreams.
(c) On the Road.
(d) The Sea is My Brother.

8. What does Gantos refer to as men in prison who thrived on pain and suffering?
(a) Cobras.
(b) Skulls.
(c) Sharks.
(d) Caskets.

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

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

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

12. Why was Jack Gantos unable to attend school in San Juan?
(a) He followed the wrong religion.
(b) He had a rare disease.
(c) He was an illegal alien.
(d) He did not speak Spanish.

13. Instead of construction, Gantos and his father built _____________.
(a) Furniture.
(b) Crates.
(c) Caskets.
(d) Fireplaces.

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

15. Gantos felt that he was a coward because he could not believe in himself enough to go to ___________ to be a reporter.
(a) Vietnam.
(b) Mexico.
(c) Brazil.
(d) Alaska.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what did Gantos and Rik fill the bottom of the crate?

2. Gantos agreed to to help Hamilton sail with hash from St. Croix to what city?

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

4. To what was the second section of Gantos' journal dedicated?

5. In Section 2, Chapter 3, a Coast Guard craft approached Hamilton and Gantos's boat and informed them that they were near ___________.

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