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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. Gantos's attorney informed him that on the day after turning himself in he was to meet with whom?
(a) The district attorney.
(b) His father.
(c) The CIA.
(d) The FBI.

2. In Section 3, Chapter 1, the DA revealed that Gantos was the _________ person to come forward.
(a) First.
(b) Final.
(c) Sixth.
(d) Second.

3. During his initial interview with his lawyer, Gantos learned he was being prosecuted federally for how many charges?
(a) 15.
(b) 8.
(c) 5.
(d) 10.

4. Where did Hamilton and Gantos find a docking point in Section 2, Chapter 4?
(a) The Bronx, New York.
(b) Queens, New York.
(c) Long Island, New York.
(d) Manhattan, New York.

5. Where is Attica Prison located?
(a) Attica, Michigan.
(b) Attica, New York.
(c) Attica, Illinois.
(d) Attica, Minnesota.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Section 3, Chapter 2, what did Gantos read in his spare time?

2. In Section 2, Chapter 4, Gantos laments that everyone in prison has a story of __________.

3. In Section 3, Chapter 1, what did Gantos learn when he called home?

4. What position did Gantos secure with the medical staff?

5. What caseworker of Gantos was removed in Section 3, Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss the sexual violence described in Section 3, Chapter 3. How did Gantos avoid rape?

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

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

4. What was Gantos allowed to take with him when he left prison in Section 3, Chapter 7? What was he not allowed to take?

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

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

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

8. Where did Gantos and his peers stay while in New York in Section 2, Chapter 4? How does the author describe this setting?

9. What did Gantos discover when he read his own medical file in Section 3, Chapter 6? How did he react?

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

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