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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. What did Gantos tell the prisoner who had swallowed balloons to do in order to avoid being caught?

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

3. In Section 3, Chapter 1, the DA revealed that Gantos was the _________ person to come forward.

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

5. During the first night of Gantos's imprisonment, the group of prisoners was driven to what facility to receive uniforms and towels?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Describe the meeting with the first buyer in Section 2, Chapter 4. What were Gantos's fears and how did he act on them?

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

8. Who else was housed in the hospital unit of the prison? What performer does the author describe in Section 3, Chapter 5?

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

10. Why did Gantos not return for the hash he had hidden? How does he describe this temptation in Section 3, Chapter 8?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Describe the final route of Gantos and Hamilton into New York, and discuss their plans with Rik upon docking. Where were the men to meet up? Had Gantos been to New York before? How does he describe it? What did Gantos fear most? Were his fears justified? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Jack Gantos' life with the Bacon family. Why did Gantos move in with the Bacons? What business did the Bacons run from their home? How did the Bacon family feel about Gantos? What caused him to be kicked out?

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