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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The hotel where Jack went to hide out from the FBI was the same one he had lived in during what other time in his life?
(a) While on parole.
(b) In high school.
(c) In middle school.
(d) In college.

3. 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.

4. According to the DA, who had taken aerial photos of the boat?
(a) FBI.
(b) Coast Guard.
(c) Private pilot.
(d) United Airlines.

5. Who helped Gantos fill out the requests for applications for several smaller colleges in Section 3, Chapter 7?
(a) Mr. Bow.
(b) Mr. Hamilton.
(c) Mr. Smith.
(d) Mr. Wilcox.

6. Gantos's new lawyer told Gantos to immediately ________________.
(a) Have a good time.
(b) Get out of the country.
(c) Turn himself in.
(d) Wire him money.

7. Whom did Gantos's father bring with him when he visited Gantos in prison in Section 3, Chapter 6?
(a) Gantos's mother.
(b) Gantos's sister.
(c) Gantos's brother.
(d) Gantos's grandfather.

8. At which hotel did Gantos go to hide after knowing the FBI was after him?
(a) The Knight's Quarters.
(b) The Queen's Garden Inn.
(c) The King's Court.
(d) The Jester's Retreat.

9. In Section 3, Chapter 5, Gantos admits that he wanted to ___________, but the fear of lengthening his prison sentence was greater.
(a) Use drugs.
(b) Kill his cellmate.
(c) Cry.
(d) Assault a guard.

10. What position did Gantos secure with the medical staff?
(a) X-ray technician.
(b) Lab assistant.
(c) Nurse.
(d) Surgeon.

11. To what city did Gantos travel after he was released from prison?
(a) New York.
(b) San Francisco.
(c) Denver.
(d) Chicago.

12. Who mailed Gantos's college applications from his home so that he could avoid a Department of Corrections stamp in Section 3, Chapter 7?
(a) Mr. Bow.
(b) Mr. Newman.
(c) Mr. Wilcox.
(d) Mr. Casey.

13. Back at the dock, Hamilton and Gantos discovered that their boat broke away from the dock and was boarded and secured by whom in Section 2, Chapter 4?
(a) Gang members.
(b) Police officers.
(c) Two unknown men.
(d) FBI agent.

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

15. The DA offered Gantos a deal where he could __________ and receive a lighter sentence.
(a) Plead guilty.
(b) Community service.
(c) Attend rehab.
(d) Reveal his drug contacts.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the full name of Jack Gantos?

2. Who was Gantos' new caseworker in in Section 3, Chapter 7?

3. What were prisoners not allowed to keep, as described in Section 3, Chapter 4?

4. Gantos admits that after he was given his delay by the parole board, what entered his mind in Section 3, Chapter 7?

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

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