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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Tim Scanlon believed all human behavior was controlled by _________.
(a) Electrical impulses.
(b) Guilt.
(c) The conscience.
(d) Chemical reactions.

2. According to Section 1: Chapter 3, Gantos dedicated the first section of his four section journal to _________.
(a) Inspired ideas for books.
(b) Daily entries.
(c) Vocabulary practice.
(d) Passages from books that inspire him.

3. To what was the second section of Gantos' journal dedicated?
(a) Inspired ideas for books.
(b) Vocabulary practice.
(c) Passages from books that inspire him.
(d) Daily entries.

4. What is a literary device in which an author indistinctly suggests certain plot developments that might come later in the story?
(a) Catalist.
(b) Simile.
(c) Foreshadowing.
(d) Metaphor.

5. Where in Florida did Jack Gantos's parents send him so that he could finish school?
(a) Fort Lauderdale.
(b) S.t. Petersburg.
(c) Key West.
(d) Miami.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Section 1, Chapter 2, Gantos explains he was in what year in high school when he began working?

2. When a friend invited Gantos to a party to smoke marijuana, what did he end up doing once he'd arrived?

3. As Gantos spent time talking with Tim Scanlon he began to regret his decision to ____________.

4. Why was Jack Gantos unable to attend school in San Juan?

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

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