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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 did Gantos hide out from the FBI after they accosted one of the group in the hotel in Section 2, Chapter 4?
(a) Local market.
(b) Library.
(c) Movie theater.
(d) Car dealership.

2. When Gantos received his minimum security custody rating, who offered to take him on furlough in Section 3, Chapter 7?
(a) Mr. Newman.
(b) Mr. Casey.
(c) Mr. Bow.
(d) Mr. Wilcox.

3. For what latest novel did Jack Gantos win the 2012 Newbery Medal?
(a) Dead End in Norvelt.
(b) Desire Lines.
(c) Heads or Tails: Stories from the Sixth Grade.
(d) The Love Curse of the Rumbaughs.

4. Who was repeatedly raped on the first night of Gantos's imprisonment in Section 3, Chapter 3?
(a) Tim.
(b) Lucas.
(c) Rik.
(d) Hamilton.

5. Where had Gantos buried the hash he still had before he had been incarcerated?
(a) Buck Island.
(b) Central Park.
(c) The Appalachian Mountains.
(d) Miami.

Short Answer Questions

1. Gantos's new caseworker agreed to help Gantos get into college as a way to prove to the parole board that he was ___________.

2. According to the DA, who had taken aerial photos of the boat?

3. Whom did Gantos's father bring with him when he visited Gantos in prison in Section 3, Chapter 6?

4. Where was the bunk that Gantos chose in the holding cell?

5. Who helped Gantos fill out the requests for applications for several smaller colleges in Section 3, Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Gantos help a prisoner who had swallowed hash in Section 3, Chapter 5? How was he rewarded?

3. How does Gantos describe the drug scene in prison in Section 3, Chapter 5? Why did he choose not to use drugs?

4. Describe the bust by the FBI in Section 2, Chapter 4. How did Gantos escape?

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

6. What does Gantos write about "escape stories" in Section 3, Chapter 7?

7. Describe the meeting with the first buyer in Section 2, Chapter 4. What were Gantos's fears and how did he act on them?

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

9. What position did Gantos secure in the hospital after he was cleared of lice?

10. What was Gantos's trip to New York like in Section 3, Chapter 1? What information did he learn?

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