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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. Where did Gantos go to wait for Scanlon after giving him money?
(a) Hotel room.
(b) Bus station.
(c) Restaurant.
(d) Park.

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

3. In Section 1, Chapter 4, Gantos found himself inspired by a novel written by what author?
(a) Dostoyevsky.
(b) John Hersey.
(c) Hunter S. Thompson.
(d) Jack Kerouac.

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

5. What led to Jack Gantos being thrown out of the house that he was staying in with an older couple in Florida?
(a) He let the bathtub overflow.
(b) He crashed his car into the house.
(c) He got drunk and threw up all over the house.
(d) He started a fire in the house.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Gantos go to interview in Section 1, Chapter 3?

2. Where is San Juan located?

3. Where did Tim Scanlon claim he was picking up merchandise in Section 1, Chapter 4?

4. What does Gantos refer to as men in prison who thrived on pain and suffering?

5. Jack Gantos's father helped secure him a job as __________ in San Juan.

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