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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2: Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. After a day's sail, Hamilton took Gantos to what location where the hash was buried?
(a) Orange Iguana Island.
(b) Big Bear Island.
(c) Black Dove Island.
(d) Little Dog Island.

3. In Section 2, Chapter 1, Gantos's father's construction business was failing as a result of _________.
(a) Racial tensions.
(b) A tropical storm.
(c) A ruined economy.
(d) Bad publicity.

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

5. Gantos wrote in the ship's log as if it were ___________.
(a) A crossword puzzle.
(b) The Bible.
(c) A journal.
(d) A textbook.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Jack Gantos's father?

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

3. After being battered by storms for three days, what did Hamilton order Gantos to follow?

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

5. Tim Scanlon believed all human behavior was controlled by _________.

(see the answer key)

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