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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Section 2, Chapter 2, Gantos, in his stoned state, realized Hamilton was partially insane as he began to refuse to _________.
(a) Brush his teeth.
(b) Wear clothes.
(c) Sleep.
(d) Take a bath.

3. In Section 2, Chapter 3, a Coast Guard craft approached Hamilton and Gantos's boat and informed them that they were near ___________.
(a) The White House.
(b) Enemy submarines.
(c) A Coast Guard training base.
(d) New York City.

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

5. What was the first stop for Hamilton and Gantos after they set sail?
(a) Buck Island.
(b) Goose Island.
(c) Doe Island.
(d) Gander Island.

Short Answer Questions

1. Jack Gantos attended a school that was a renovated _________.

2. What did Scanlon claim had happened to him when Gantos called in Section 1, Chapter 4?

3. What does Gantos claim to be the cause of his acne in the cover photo?

4. In Section 1, Chapter 2, Gantos explains he was in what year in high school when he began working?

5. What did Gantos begin doing with books to occupy his time?

Short Essay Questions

1. What presentation does Gantos describe at his school in Section 1, Chapter 3? What did he make of it?

2. Where did Gantos live the remainder of his senior year in high school? Where was his family?

3. Where did Gantos go after he was betrayed by Scanlon? What did he contemplate?

4. What was the second business deal Gantos made with Rik in Section 2, Chapter 1? Why did he take the offer?

5. Where did Gantos go after being kicked out of the Bacons' home?

6. Describe Gantos's low point in Section 1, Chapter 4. What did Gantos do during this time?

7. How does the author describe St. Croix upon his arrival in Section 2, Chapter 1?

8. Why did Gantos take upon the job building the crate for Rik in Section 2, Chapter 1?

9. How is Gantos's lack of experience illustrated in Section 2, Chapter 3? How is Hamilton's experience illustrated?

10. What did Gantos learn from Hamilton along the journey in Section 2, Chapter 3?

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