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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. In Section 3, Chapter 2, what did Gantos read in his spare time?
(a) Newspapers.
(b) Celebrity magazines.
(c) Prison literature.
(d) Sports magazines.

2. Once tied up, Hamilton and Gantos called Rik who had already lined up a sale for how much of the hash?
(a) 1,000 pounds.
(b) 250 pounds.
(c) 100 pounds.
(d) 500 pounds.

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

4. Gantos was taken to the solitary confinement cells where a man lay injured with what item up his anus?
(a) A shoe.
(b) A newspaper.
(c) A broken light bulb.
(d) A wooden spoon.

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) Sneaked into the woods.
(b) Slept in the car.
(c) Hid in the bathroom.
(d) Sat in a barn.

Short Answer Questions

1. Gantos's attorney informed him that on the day after turning himself in he was to meet with whom?

2. Where did Hamilton and Gantos find a docking point in Section 2, Chapter 4?

3. At his first meeting with the parole board, Gantos was denied parole for how much longer in Section 3, Chapter 5?

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

5. What is the full name of Jack Gantos?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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