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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. From what institution did Jack Gantos earn his BFA and his MA?
(a) Emerson College.
(b) Hope College.
(c) Madison Community College.
(d) Smithwick College.

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

3. What color was Gantos' private prison cell?
(a) Yellow.
(b) White.
(c) Blue.
(d) Red.

4. In Section 3, Chapter 4, Gantos was sent to a federal prison in what city?
(a) Ashland, Kentucky.
(b) Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
(c) Austin, Texas.
(d) Provo, Utah.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the physician's assistant who helped Gantos find a position with the medical staff?

2. In Section 3, Chapter 7, Gantos was given a release date of December 18th, nearly how many months after his incarceration?

3. When did the Attica Prison riot take place?

4. In Section 3, Chapter 7, Gantos points out that every prisoner has what kind of story, as well as a getting caught story?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why did Gantos not return for the hash he had hidden? How does he describe this temptation in Section 3, Chapter 8?

4. What does Gantos write of "getting caught" stories in Section 2, Chapter 4?

5. Who else was housed in the hospital unit of the prison? What performer does the author describe in Section 3, Chapter 5?

6. What happened at Gantos's parole board hearing in Section 3, Chapter 5?

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

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

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

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