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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Gantos realized in Section 3, Chapter 6, that it was only when he was unable to __________that he was finally able to see his own worth and nurture his own writing.
(a) Daydream.
(b) Run away.
(c) Blame others.
(d) Blame himself.

2. In Section 3, Chapter 7, Gantos was given a release date of December 18th, nearly how many months after his incarceration?
(a) 36.
(b) 24.
(c) 12.
(d) 15.

3. In Section 3, Chapter 7, Gantos points out that every prisoner has what kind of story, as well as a getting caught story?
(a) Family.
(b) Killing a guard.
(c) Getting out.
(d) Facing a pedophile.

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

5. In what state was Gantos's father when he visited Gantos in prison in Section 3, Chapter 6?
(a) Drunk.
(b) Coked up.
(c) Ecstatic.
(d) Enthusiastic.

6. What did Gantos tell the prisoner who had swallowed balloons to do in order to avoid being caught?
(a) Eat the beans in the cafeteria.
(b) Give himself an enema.
(c) Force himself to vomit.
(d) Give him half.

7. Gantos got a job selling __________ after his release from prison.
(a) Hash.
(b) Pizza.
(c) Cars.
(d) Christmas trees.

8. Where did Hamilton and Gantos stay in New York in Section 2, Chapter 4?
(a) The Pines Hotel.
(b) The Tiffany Hotel.
(c) The Aurora Hotel.
(d) The Chelsea Hotel.

9. In Section 3, Chapter 4, a hospital worker brought Gantos books that had been left in what location?
(a) Guard's break room.
(b) Cafeteria.
(c) Warden's office.
(d) Waiting room.

10. In Section 3, Chapter 2, what did Gantos read in his spare time?
(a) Newspapers.
(b) Sports magazines.
(c) Celebrity magazines.
(d) Prison literature.

11. In one of his stories from the prison hospital, Gantos helped a prisoner who swallowed balloons filled with _______.
(a) Heroin.
(b) Hash.
(c) LSD.
(d) Opium.

12. While working for the prison hospital staff, Gantos describes what performer as having visited?
(a) Willie Nelson.
(b) An Elvis impersonator.
(c) Johnny Cash.
(d) The Village People.

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

14. Where did Hamilton and Gantos find a docking point in Section 2, Chapter 4?
(a) Manhattan, New York.
(b) The Bronx, New York.
(c) Long Island, New York.
(d) Queens, New York.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. While others slept, what did Gantos do to avoid what he believed to be certain death or capture in Section 2, Chapter 4?

2. At which hotel did Gantos go to hide after knowing the FBI was after him?

3. In what city did Gantos go to hide out after discovering the FBI was after him in Section 2, Chapter 4?

4. Where was the lawyer Gantos's father had contacted to work for Gantos?

5. What position did Gantos secure with the medical staff?

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