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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. According to Hamilton, how did Gantos look after the boat ran aground?
(a) Tired.
(b) Angry.
(c) Guilty.
(d) Sad.

2. Where is San Juan located?
(a) Ecuador.
(b) Mexico.
(c) Puerto Rico.
(d) Cuba.

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

4. What is the name of the hotel where Gantos found himself living during his senior year in high school?
(a) Seaside Manor.
(b) The King's Court.
(c) Richfield Inn.
(d) Oak Knoll Motel.

5. What author did Gantos think of in Section 1, Chapter 4, who wrote of Hiroshima after the bomb?
(a) John Hersey.
(b) Davy Crockett.
(c) Jack Kerouac.
(d) Dostoyevsky.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. As Gantos spent time talking with Tim Scanlon he began to regret his decision to ____________.

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

4. In Section 1, Chapter 4, Gantos found himself inspired by a novel written by what author?

5. With what did Gantos and Rik fill the bottom of the crate?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What did Gantos do instead of departing for St. Croix?

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

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

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

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

8. How does Gantos describe his journal and its divisions in Section 1, Chapter 3?

9. What is central in the exposition revealed in Section 1, Chapter 4? How is Gantos established as a character?

10. What experience did Gantos have within the political revolution in St. Croix?

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