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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3: Chapter 3 and Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Section 3, Chapter 4, Gantos was struck by _________ that the visit from the prisoners in high school had really told him his future.
(a) Reality.
(b) Irony.
(c) Humor.
(d) Foreshadowing.

2. Hamilton is described as being between ___________ years of age.
(a) 45-55.
(b) 30-40.
(c) 40-50.
(d) 25-30.

3. What is a literary figure of speech that uses direct comparison?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Concept.
(c) Oxymoron.
(d) Assimilation.

4. When Gantos awoke one morning in Section 1, Chapter 4, he was covered in blisters which he began to think of as ___________.
(a) Acne.
(b) A stigmata.
(c) Allergies.
(d) Smallpox.

5. Hamilton clearly understood more of life than Gantos, as he feared __________ as well as police.
(a) The weather.
(b) Pirates.
(c) Sharks.
(d) The sea.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was photographing the movement of the hash in Section 2, Chapter 3?

2. Hamilton taught Gantos that he couldn't just defecate in the ocean, as what would likely happen?

3. Where did Gantos arrive just as a tropical storm hit?

4. Where did Gantos go to wait for Scanlon after giving him money?

5. In Section 1, Chapter 4, Gantos found himself inspired by what novel?

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