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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 was the maiden name of Jack Gantos's mother?
(a) Elizabeth Jones.
(b) Elizabeth Weaver.
(c) Elizabeth Smithson.
(d) Elizabeth Holloway.

2. Who was Gantos' new caseworker in in Section 3, Chapter 7?
(a) Mr. Newman.
(b) Mr. Bow.
(c) Mr. Wilcox.
(d) Mr. Casey.

3. While others slept, what did Gantos do to avoid what he believed to be certain death or capture in Section 2, Chapter 4?
(a) Hid in the bathroom.
(b) Slept in the car.
(c) Sneaked into the woods.
(d) Sat in a barn.

4. When did the Attica Prison riot take place?
(a) 1976.
(b) 1983.
(c) 1967.
(d) 1971.

5. In Section 3, Chapter 8, the author writes that years later, he retrieved the ship's log, but he laments he has never retrieved what?
(a) The sailboat.
(b) His prison journal.
(c) The hash in Central Park.
(d) His car.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Section 3, Chapter 6, Gantos counted off the days of his sentence, with which days being the worst?

2. Where did Gantos hide out from the FBI after they accosted one of the group in the hotel in Section 2, Chapter 4?

3. During his initial interview with his lawyer, Gantos learned he was being prosecuted federally for several charges and each carried a sentence of _____________.

4. Once tied up, Hamilton and Gantos called Rik who had already lined up a sale for how much of the hash?

5. After Gantos was finally paid, Rik offered him another job to sail to what country?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where did Gantos go after arriving in Florida in Section 2, Chapter 4? What was his mindset?

2. What did Gantos do when he realized he was likely going to prison in Section 3, Chapter 2?

3. Where did Gantos and Hamilton go upon arriving in New York in Section 2, Chapter 4? How did Gantos feel about the situation?

4. What did Gantos learn from his family in Section 3, Chapter 1? What actions did he take at his father's advice?

5. How is Gantos's first night in the holding station described in Section 3, Chapter 3? Where did he sleep?

6. What interaction did Gantos have with this father in Section 3, Chapter 3? How did Gantos feel about it?

7. How did Gantos's new case worker help him earn early parole in Section 3, Chapter 7?

8. How does Gantos describe his worsening acne problem in Section 3, Chapter 2?

9. Where was Gantos sent to serve his prison term in Section 3, Chapter 4? How does he describe his arrival there?

10. How did Gantos feel after his father and brother visited him inebriated in Section 3, Chapter 6?

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