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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. Back at the dock, Hamilton and Gantos discovered that their boat broke away from the dock and was boarded and secured by whom in Section 2, Chapter 4?

2. To what city did Gantos travel after he was released from prison?

3. According to the DA, who had taken aerial photos of the boat?

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. Where did Hamilton and Gantos stay in New York in Section 2, Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. How did Gantos's new case worker help him earn early parole in Section 3, Chapter 7?

8. How did Gantos help a prisoner who had swallowed hash in Section 3, Chapter 5? How was he rewarded?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the setting of Gantos' childhood in Pennsylvania and Florida. Where in each state did Gantos live? When did his family move to Florida? How does Gantos describe his family life and his father's business? How did Gantos feel about his father?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Describe and discuss Gantos and Hamilton's interactions with the U.S. Coast Guard in Section 2, Chapter 3. What dangers did the men face with these close encounters? Why did Hamilton choose to follow the plane after the storm? Was this wise? Why or why not?

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