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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Gantos agreed to to help Hamilton sail with hash from St. Croix to what city?
(a) Boston.
(b) New York.
(c) Miami.
(d) Baltimore.

3. What did Jack's friend Tim Scanlon need when he arrived in town?
(a) Place to stay.
(b) To use his car.
(c) To borrow a book.
(d) Money for drugs.

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

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

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

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

8. 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) Acne.
(c) Smallpox.
(d) A stigmata.

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

10. What is the name of the hotel where Gantos found himself living during his senior year in high school?
(a) Richfield Inn.
(b) The King's Court.
(c) Oak Knoll Motel.
(d) Seaside Manor.

11. In Section 2, Chapter 2, Gantos, in his stoned state, realized Hamilton was partially insane as he began to refuse to _________.
(a) Sleep.
(b) Wear clothes.
(c) Brush his teeth.
(d) Take a bath.

12. After a day's sail, Hamilton took Gantos to what location where the hash was buried?
(a) Black Dove Island.
(b) Orange Iguana Island.
(c) Little Dog Island.
(d) Big Bear Island.

13. What did the Japanese send back to Hamilton in return for his thank you gift?
(a) Bottle of sake.
(b) Bottle of whiskey.
(c) Fsh.
(d) Sunglasses.

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

15. In Section 2, Chapter 3, a Coast Guard craft approached Hamilton and Gantos's boat and informed them that they were near ___________.
(a) Enemy submarines.
(b) A Coast Guard training base.
(c) New York City.
(d) The White House.

Short Answer Questions

1. After locating a translator on board, what did the Japanese on the fishing vessel agree to give Hamilton and Gantos?

2. What did Scanlon claim had happened to him when Gantos called in Section 1, Chapter 4?

3. What led to Jack Gantos being thrown out of the house that he was staying in with an older couple in Florida?

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. Gantos felt that he was a coward because he could not believe in himself enough to go to ___________ to be a reporter.

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