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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. Who helped Gantos fill out the requests for applications for several smaller colleges in Section 3, Chapter 7?
(a) Mr. Hamilton.
(b) Mr. Bow.
(c) Mr. Smith.
(d) Mr. Wilcox.

2. When was Jack Gantos born?
(a) 1951.
(b) 1964.
(c) 1935.
(d) 1944.

3. In New York, Gantos stayed in their old room at the hotel and discovered nearly everything was still in the room, except _______________.
(a) The ship's log.
(b) His watch.
(c) A chair.
(d) A table.

4. In Section 2, Chapter 4, Gantos laments that everyone in prison has a story of __________.
(a) What they wish they were doing.
(b) How they can escape.
(c) Where they will go when they get out.
(d) How they were caught.

5. What was the name of the physician's assistant who helped Gantos find a position with the medical staff?
(a) Mr. Newman.
(b) Mr. Wilcox.
(c) Mr. Bow.
(d) Mr. Casey.

Short Answer Questions

1. Gantos's father asked him to sign over _____________ in Section 3, Chapter 3?

2. What was stashed right by the hash in Hamilton and Gantos's boat in Section 2, Chapter 4?

3. In what state was Gantos's father when he visited Gantos in prison in Section 3, Chapter 6?

4. During his initial interview with his lawyer, Gantos learned he was being prosecuted federally for several charges and each carried a sentence of _____________.

5. At which hotel did Gantos go to hide after knowing the FBI was after him?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Gantos do when he realized he was likely going to prison in Section 3, Chapter 2?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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