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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After being battered by storms for three days, what did Hamilton order Gantos to follow?
(a) Oil tanker.
(b) Coast Guard turboprop.
(c) Albatross.
(d) Group of dolphins.

2. What is a literary figure of speech that uses direct comparison?
(a) Oxymoron.
(b) Concept.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Assimilation.

3. 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) Cars and trucks.
(d) Dogs.

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

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

6. What did Jack Gantos tell his family he had decided not to do right away in Section 1, Chapter 3?
(a) Move to Oregon.
(b) Get married.
(c) Attend college.
(d) Travel through Europe.

7. Where is San Juan located?
(a) Ecuador.
(b) Puerto Rico.
(c) Cuba.
(d) Mexico.

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

9. What did Rik pay Gantos with in Section 2, Chapter 1?
(a) Diamonds.
(b) Gold.
(c) Hash.
(d) American currency.

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

11. According to Hamilton, how did Gantos look after the boat ran aground?
(a) Sad.
(b) Angry.
(c) Guilty.
(d) Tired.

12. What refers to a cannabis preparation composed of compressed stalked resin glands collected from the unfertilized buds of the cannabis plant?
(a) Peyote.
(b) Tea.
(c) Hashish.
(d) Ganja.

13. When was Ernest Hemingway born?
(a) 1899.
(b) 1908.
(c) 1922.
(d) 1930.

14. How much money did Rik offer Gantos to help Hamilton bring hash from St. Croix in Section 2, Chapter 1?
(a) $50,000.
(b) $5,000.
(c) $10,000.
(d) $25,000.

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. With what was Gantos paid while working in St. Croix with his father?

4. According to Section 1: Chapter 3, Gantos dedicated the first section of his four section journal to _________.

5. Gantos wrote in the ship's log as if it were ___________.

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