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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. The DA informed Gantos that _______ had been arrested in Florida before ever arriving in New York.
(a) John.
(b) Rik.
(c) Hamilton.
(d) Lucas.

2. In Section 3, Chapter 1, what did Gantos learn when he called home?
(a) The phone had been disconnected.
(b) His lawyer was out of town.
(c) His father was broke.
(d) The FBI was already harassing his family.

3. After Gantos was finally paid, Rik offered him another job to sail to what country?
(a) England.
(b) Iceland.
(c) Canada.
(d) Spain.

4. Who was repeatedly raped on the first night of Gantos's imprisonment in Section 3, Chapter 3?
(a) Tim.
(b) Rik.
(c) Lucas.
(d) Hamilton.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Section 3, Chapter 4, a hospital worker brought Gantos books that had been left in what location?

3. When he entered college, Gantos worked nights as___________.

4. Gantos admitted he never paid taxes on ______________.

5. The hotel where Jack went to hide out from the FBI was the same one he had lived in during what other time in his life?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Gantos's hearing described in Section 3, Chapter 3?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What does Gantos write about "escape stories" in Section 3, Chapter 7?

9. How is Gantos's first night in the holding station described in Section 3, Chapter 3? Where did he sleep?

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

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