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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Gantos's father asked him to sign over _____________ in Section 3, Chapter 3?
(a) Insurance papers for his car.
(b) His stocks.
(c) His bank accounts.
(d) His mortgage.

2. After being stolen, where were the chest x-rays of the female hospital worker found in Section 3, Chapter 5?
(a) Cafeteria.
(b) Showers.
(c) Bathroom.
(d) Warden's desk.

3. In New York, Gantos stayed in their old room at the hotel and discovered nearly everything was still in the room, except _______________.
(a) His watch.
(b) A chair.
(c) A table.
(d) The ship's log.

4. What was the maiden name of Jack Gantos's mother?
(a) Elizabeth Smithson.
(b) Elizabeth Weaver.
(c) Elizabeth Holloway.
(d) Elizabeth Jones.

5. Gantos admitted he never paid taxes on ______________.
(a) The car he bought.
(b) His $10,000 payment.
(c) His construction wages.
(d) The house he sold.

6. During the first night of Gantos's imprisonment, the group of prisoners was driven to what facility to receive uniforms and towels?
(a) New York City detention facility.
(b) Precinct 5 State holding facility.
(c) West Street Federal holding station.
(d) Pelican Bay Federal Prison.

7. On the flight to New York, Gantos saw a newspaper reporting whose capture in Section 3, Chapter 1?
(a) Rik's.
(b) Tim Scanlon's.
(c) Jack Kerouac's.
(d) Hamilton's.

8. Gantos's lawyer explained to him that Gantos's sentence was a youth sentence, meaning Gantos could serve how much time?
(a) Two years to ten years.
(b) Five years to twenty years.
(c) Six months to sixty years.
(d) Sixty days to six years.

9. Where is Attica Prison located?
(a) Attica, Michigan.
(b) Attica, Minnesota.
(c) Attica, New York.
(d) Attica, Illinois.

10. When Gantos viewed his own medical file in Section 3, Chapter 6, he saw that his psychiatrist had called him what?
(a) Criminally insane.
(b) A situational sociopath.
(c) Bipolar.
(d) Beyond diagnosis.

11. Gantos realized that in high school he couldn't write because of what reason?
(a) He daydreamed constantly.
(b) He was focused on girls.
(c) He focused on sports.
(d) He ran away from his true feelings.

12. What item was Gantos unable to take with him when he left prison?
(a) His cellmate.
(b) His drawings.
(c) His journal.
(d) His shirt.

13. In what city did Gantos go to hide out after discovering the FBI was after him in Section 2, Chapter 4?
(a) Puerto Rico.
(b) Fort Lauderdale.
(c) Key West.
(d) Queens, New York.

14. Where was the bunk that Gantos chose in the holding cell?
(a) In Cell block C.
(b) At the end.
(c) In the middle.
(d) In the corner.

15. For what latest novel did Jack Gantos win the 2012 Newbery Medal?
(a) Dead End in Norvelt.
(b) Desire Lines.
(c) The Love Curse of the Rumbaughs.
(d) Heads or Tails: Stories from the Sixth Grade.

Short Answer Questions

1. During his initial interview with his lawyer, Gantos learned he was being prosecuted federally for how many charges?

2. While working for the prison hospital staff, Gantos describes what performer as having visited?

3. In Section 3, Chapter 1, what did Gantos learn when he called home?

4. In Section 3, Chapter 2, what did Gantos read in his spare time?

5. Gantos took the first train to ___________ after the FBI raided the hotel?

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