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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. Who had held Gantos's money for him during his incarceration?

2. In what city did Gantos go to hide out after discovering the FBI was after him in Section 2, Chapter 4?

3. During his initial interview with his lawyer, Gantos learned he was being prosecuted federally for how many charges?

4. In Section 3, Chapter 5, Gantos admits that he wanted to ___________, but the fear of lengthening his prison sentence was greater.

5. After Gantos was finally paid, Rik offered him another job to sail to what country?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Discuss the author's methods of approaching writing through journals. Jack Gantos developed a journal with four sections in Section 1, Chapter 3. What were each of the sections? Why did Gantos choose to divide his writing into such divisions?

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