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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) Assimilation.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Concept.
(d) Oxymoron.
2. What was the first stop for Hamilton and Gantos after they set sail?
(a) Goose Island.
(b) Buck Island.
(c) Doe Island.
(d) Gander Island.
3. In Section 2, Chapter 1, Gantos found himself in St. Croix, but it had changed drastically and _______were readily available.
(a) Homes.
(b) Drugs.
(c) Visas.
(d) Doctors.
4. After being battered by storms for three days, what did Hamilton order Gantos to follow?
(a) Coast Guard turboprop.
(b) Oil tanker.
(c) Group of dolphins.
(d) Albatross.
5. Where did Tim Scanlon claim he was picking up merchandise in Section 1, Chapter 4?
(a) A mall.
(b) In a secluded alley.
(c) A factory.
(d) A lab at the college.
Short Answer Questions
1. How much money did Rik offer Gantos to help Hamilton bring hash from St. Croix in Section 2, Chapter 1?
2. In what city in Florida did Gantos finish high school?
3. While in school, Gantos had a crush on his teacher for what class?
4. What is the largest of the Virgin islands?
5. What refers to preparations of the cannabis plant intended for use as a psychoactive drug and as medicine?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe Gantos's low point in Section 1, Chapter 4. What did Gantos do during this time?
2. What is central in the exposition revealed in Section 1, Chapter 4? How is Gantos established as a character?
3. Where did Gantos's family send him to finish high school? Why did he leave this home?
4. What was the second business deal Gantos made with Rik in Section 2, Chapter 1? Why did he take the offer?
5. What did Gantos discover in his discussions with Tim Scanlon? What plan did the two of them hatch?
6. What did Gantos learn from Hamilton along the journey in Section 2, Chapter 3?
7. Describe Gantos's experience with drugs in high school. What did he think of the experience?
8. How does the author describe the cover photo from the book in Section 1, Chapter 1? What circumstances does he relate which caused his acne?
9. How does Gantos describe his journal and its divisions in Section 1, Chapter 3?
10. What led Hamilton and Gantos to follow the Coast Guard in Section 2, Chapter 3?
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