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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Tim Scanlon claim he was picking up merchandise in Section 1, Chapter 4?

2. While in school, Gantos had a crush on his teacher for what class?

3. Gantos wrote in the ship's log as if it were ___________.

4. Hamilton and Gantos were unable to reach Rik in what city?

5. What did Jack Gantos tell his family he had decided not to do right away in Section 1, Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Gantos's low point in Section 1, Chapter 4. What did Gantos do during this time?

2. What experience did Gantos have within the political revolution in St. Croix?

3. How does the author describe St. Croix upon his arrival in Section 2, Chapter 1?

4. Where did Gantos go after he was betrayed by Scanlon? What did he contemplate?

5. How does Gantos describe his journal and its divisions in Section 1, Chapter 3?

6. Where did Gantos's family send him to finish high school? Why did he leave this home?

7. What led Hamilton and Gantos to follow the Coast Guard in Section 2, Chapter 3?

8. Where did Gantos's father take the family and point out criminals to Gantos?

9. What presentation does Gantos describe at his school in Section 1, Chapter 3? What did he make of it?

10. Describe Gantos's experience with drugs in high school. What did he think of the experience?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define, identify and analyze the foreshadowing in Section 2, Chapter 4. What sense did Gantos and Hamilton get upon realizing their boat had been moved? How does the author use this incident to raise suspense in the narrative?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the beat writer movement, Jack Kerouac and On the Road. When did the beats gain fame and what influence did they have on Jack Gantos? How did On the Road have an impact on Gantos? Where did he hope to travel based on the book?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the career of the author, Jack Gantos. For what popular children's series is Gantos well-known? What awards has the author won for his writing? When was Hole in My Life published and what impact did it have on Gantos's career?

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