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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. Gantos was taken to the solitary confinement cells where a man lay injured with what item up his anus?

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

3. Who helped Gantos fill out the requests for applications for several smaller colleges in Section 3, Chapter 7?

4. Gantos's attorney informed him that on the day after turning himself in he was to meet with whom?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What position did Gantos secure in the hospital after he was cleared of lice?

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

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

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

8. What did Gantos learn about the charges against him in Section 3, Chapter 1?

9. How is Gantos's hearing described in Section 3, Chapter 3?

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

Describe the stay of Gantos and his peers at the Chelsea Hotel. What were Gantos' impressions of the Chelsea Hotel and its former occupants? Which of these authors had been most influential to Gantos? How did Gantos' love for authors present itself as a lifesaver upon the FBI bust?

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 Gantos's aspirations as a writer. Since what age had Gantos wanted to be an author? Who influenced him? What did Jack's family think about his aspirations? How did Gantos's teachers perceive his writing talent?

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