View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color was Gantos' private prison cell?
(a) Blue.
(b) Red.
(c) White.
(d) Yellow.

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

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

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

5. When he entered college, Gantos worked nights as___________.
(a) A cab driver.
(b) A security guard.
(c) A pizza delivery person.
(d) A gas station attendant.

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

7. What is the name of the lawyer Gantos's father had contacted to work for Gantos in Section 3, Chapter 1?
(a) Ralph C. Daniels.
(b) Ben D. Thompson.
(c) Al E. Newman.
(d) Joe P. Alberts.

8. 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) Two unknown men.
(b) Police officers.
(c) FBI agent.
(d) Gang members.

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

10. What is the full name of Jack Gantos?
(a) Timothy Frank Gantos, Jr.
(b) William Harold Gantos, Jr.
(c) Marcus Anthony Gantos, Jr.
(d) John Byran Gantos, Jr.

11. 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) Sixty days to six years.
(c) Five years to twenty years.
(d) Six months to sixty years.

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

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

14. Gantos's lawyer continued to tell Gantos he would only receive ____________.
(a) A fine.
(b) A verbal scolding from the judge.
(c) Community service.
(d) Probation.

15. Without books, what did Gantos find himself reading during his first week at the federal prison?
(a) Newspapers.
(b) Tattoos.
(c) Magazines.
(d) Graffiti.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Gantos tell the prisoner who had swallowed balloons to do in order to avoid being caught?

2. In one of his stories from the prison hospital, Gantos helped a prisoner who swallowed balloons filled with _______.

3. In Section 3, Chapter 6, Gantos counted off the days of his sentence, with which days being the worst?

4. In Section 3, Chapter 4, Gantos was struck by _________ that the visit from the prisoners in high school had really told him his future.

5. What caseworker of Gantos was removed in Section 3, Chapter 7?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 471 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample