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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. For what latest novel did Jack Gantos win the 2012 Newbery Medal?

2. In one of his stories from the prison hospital, Gantos helped a prisoner who swallowed balloons filled with _______.

3. In what state was Gantos's father when he visited Gantos in prison in Section 3, Chapter 6?

4. Where is Attica Prison located?

5. Gantos's new lawyer told Gantos to immediately ________________.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What happened at Gantos's parole board hearing in Section 3, Chapter 5?

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

8. How did Gantos's new case worker help him earn early parole 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. How does Gantos describe his worsening acne problem in Section 3, Chapter 2?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the setting of St. Croix in the early 1970s and the business of John Gantos. Why was the business failing in St. Croix? What led to the uprisings? How did Gantos feel upon his arrival? How much hope did Gantos have for building money for college in this situation? What did the family hope to do?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Gantos's first experiences with marijuana in high school. What did Gantos think of the party he attended? When did marijuana come into popular use in the United States? How prevalent was it during Gantos's youth in Florida?

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