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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. When a friend invited Gantos to smoke marijuana at a party in Section 1, Chapter 3, he arrived to find only a group of guys sitting on the floor, trying to get high from __________.
(a) Roots and seeds.
(b) Hashish.
(c) Leaves and roots.
(d) Stems and seeds.

2. In Section 1, Chapter 4, Gantos decided to drive criss-cross over Florida on his way to see his family in ______.
(a) Key West.
(b) Tallahassee.
(c) St. Croix.
(d) Fort Lauderdale.

3. In Section 1, Chapter 2, Gantos explains he was in what year in high school when he began working?
(a) Junior.
(b) Senior.
(c) Middle.
(d) Freshman.

4. In Section 1, Chapter 4, Gantos found himself inspired by what novel?
(a) On the Road.
(b) Book of Dreams.
(c) The Subterraneans.
(d) The Sea is My Brother.

5. After being battered by storms for three days, what did Hamilton order Gantos to follow?
(a) Albatross.
(b) Coast Guard turboprop.
(c) Group of dolphins.
(d) Oil tanker.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what city in Florida did Gantos finish high school?

2. Where had Jack Gantos's father moved his business in Section 1, Chapter 3?

3. What did the family that Jack Gantos rented a room from in Florida while working on finishing school sell from their home?`

4. What refers to a cannabis preparation composed of compressed stalked resin glands collected from the unfertilized buds of the cannabis plant?

5. Hamilton is described as being between ___________ years of age.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Gantos and Rik pack in the crate? How was Gantos paid?

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

4. What did Gantos discover in his discussions with Tim Scanlon? What plan did the two of them hatch?

5. Why did Gantos decide not to attend a university right away? How does he describe his meeting at a college in Section 1, Chapter 3?

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

7. How does Gantos describe his school in Fort Lauderdale? What was Gantos like among his schoolmates?

8. Where did Gantos's father take the family and point out criminals to Gantos?

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

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

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