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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. Hamilton is described as being between ___________ years of age.
(a) 30-40.
(b) 40-50.
(c) 45-55.
(d) 25-30.

2. What had Jack Gantos dreamed of being since he was young?
(a) Photographer.
(b) Writer.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Lawyer.

3. In what city in Florida did Gantos finish high school?
(a) Fort Lauderdale.
(b) Key West.
(c) Tallahassee.
(d) Miami.

4. Tim Scanlon believed all human behavior was controlled by _________.
(a) Electrical impulses.
(b) The conscience.
(c) Chemical reactions.
(d) Guilt.

5. While in school, Gantos had a crush on his teacher for what class?
(a) History.
(b) Geology.
(c) Algebra.
(d) Psychology.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hamilton forced Gantos to hold cans on yardsticks while he _____________.

2. According to Section 1: Chapter 3, Gantos dedicated the first section of his four section journal to _________.

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

4. Where did Gantos go to interview in Section 1, Chapter 3?

5. In Section 1, Chapter 4, Gantos decided to drive criss-cross over Florida on his way to see his family in ______.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How old was Gantos when he began working full-time? How does he describe the work and his lifestyle in Section 1, Chapter 2?

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

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

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

7. 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?

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

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

10. Describe the beginning of Gantos's journey in Section 2, Chapter 2. Where did he first sail?

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