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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 were prisoners not allowed to keep, as described in Section 3, Chapter 4?
(a) Food.
(b) Standing.
(c) Journals.
(d) Hairbrushes.

2. What did Gantos tell the prisoner who had swallowed balloons to do in order to avoid being caught?
(a) Give him half.
(b) Give himself an enema.
(c) Force himself to vomit.
(d) Eat the beans in the cafeteria.

3. Where was the bunk that Gantos chose in the holding cell?
(a) At the end.
(b) In the middle.
(c) In Cell block C.
(d) In the corner.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Gantos realized in Section 3, Chapter 6, that it was only when he was unable to __________that he was finally able to see his own worth and nurture his own writing.

2. Gantos got a job selling __________ after his release from prison.

3. On the flight to New York, Gantos saw a newspaper reporting whose capture in Section 3, Chapter 1?

4. What did Gantos have which caused him to be sequestered upon arriving at the federal prison in Section 3, Chapter 4?

5. Hamilton and Gantos stayed in a hotel that had previously housed a great number of _____________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Gantos learn about the charges against him in Section 3, Chapter 1?

2. When was Gantos released from prison in Section 3, Chapter 7? What were the conditions of his release?

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

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

5. What deal was Gantos offered by the DA in Section 3, Chapter 1? What was Gantos's response?

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

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

8. Where did Gantos go after his prison release in Section 3, Chapter 7? Where did he live and work?

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

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

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