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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. Where in Florida did Jack Gantos's parents send him so that he could finish school?
(a) Fort Lauderdale.
(b) Miami.
(c) Key West.
(d) S.t. Petersburg.

2. When a friend invited Gantos to a party to smoke marijuana, what did he end up doing once he'd arrived?
(a) Talking to a dog in the backyard.
(b) Passing out in the bathtub.
(c) Drinking a few beers and leaving.
(d) Drinking heavily until 4 a.m.

3. After grounding the boat, Hamilton and Gantos were allowed ashore where they were able to _________.
(a) Drink and sing.
(b) Relax and drink.
(c) Eat and wash.
(d) Walk and stretch.

4. In Section 2, Chapter 1, Gantos's father's construction business was failing as a result of _________.
(a) Racial tensions.
(b) A tropical storm.
(c) Bad publicity.
(d) A ruined economy.

5. In Section 1, Chapter 4, Gantos found himself inspired by a novel written by what author?
(a) Dostoyevsky.
(b) Hunter S. Thompson.
(c) Jack Kerouac.
(d) John Hersey.

Short Answer Questions

1. Tim Scanlon promised to help Gantos by going in with him to buy ____________, which they could sell.

2. Gantos wrote in the ship's log as if it were ___________.

3. Rik asked Gantos to call him if he saw __________ in the harbor.

4. Gantos felt that he was a coward because he could not believe in himself enough to go to ___________ to be a reporter.

5. After being battered by storms for three days, what did Hamilton order Gantos to follow?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

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

4. Describe Gantos's experience with drugs in high school. What did he think of the experience?

5. How was Gantos inspired by the writing of Jack Kerouac in Section 1, Chapter 4?

6. How is Hamilton's knowledge of Gantos and his fears described in Section 2, Chapter 3?

7. How does Gantos relate that prison helped him as a writer in Section 1, Chapter 1?

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

9. What led Hamilton and Gantos to follow the Coast Guard in Section 2, Chapter 3?

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

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