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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Section 2, Chapter 2, Gantos, in his stoned state, realized Hamilton was partially insane as he began to refuse to _________.
(a) Wear clothes.
(b) Sleep.
(c) Take a bath.
(d) Brush his teeth.

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

4. In Section 1, Chapter 4, Gantos decided to drive criss-cross over Florida on his way to see his family in ______.
(a) St. Croix.
(b) Tallahassee.
(c) Key West.
(d) Fort Lauderdale.

5. What was the name of Jack Gantos's father?
(a) Alan Gantos.
(b) Mitch Gantos.
(c) John Gantos.
(d) Robert Gantos.

6. Hamilton taught Gantos that he couldn't just defecate in the ocean, as what would likely happen?
(a) He would fall overboard.
(b) Sharks would attack.
(c) He would attract seagulls.
(d) Salt would enter his body.

7. How much money did Rik offer Gantos to help Hamilton bring hash from St. Croix in Section 2, Chapter 1?
(a) $10,000.
(b) $50,000.
(c) $25,000.
(d) $5,000.

8. Where was Ernest Hemingway born?
(a) Oak Park, Illinois.
(b) Portland, Oregon.
(c) San Francisco, California.
(d) Seattle, Washington.

9. What did Hamilton send up to the Japanese fishing vessel as a thank you gift?
(a) Some books.
(b) Chunk of hash.
(c) Bottle of rum.
(d) Fish.

10. What did Scanlon claim had happened to him when Gantos called in Section 1, Chapter 4?
(a) He had met a beautiful woman.
(b) He had been mugged.
(c) He had lost the money.
(d) He had been arrested.

11. Hamilton and Gantos were unable to reach Rik in what city?
(a) Boston.
(b) Philadelphia.
(c) Knoxville.
(d) New York.

12. What did Gantos and Hamilton believe a Japanese fishing vessel to be in Section 2, Chapter 3?
(a) A giant whale.
(b) A Coast Guard ship.
(c) An island.
(d) An oil derrick.

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

14. With what was Gantos paid while working in St. Croix with his father?
(a) Food and liquor.
(b) Room and board.
(c) Gold.
(d) Hash.

15. Gantos agreed to to help Hamilton sail with hash from St. Croix to what city?
(a) Boston.
(b) New York.
(c) Miami.
(d) Baltimore.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what city in Florida did Gantos finish high school?

2. What had Jack Gantos dreamed of being since he was young?

3. With what family did Jack Gantos first live in Florida while he worked on finishing school?

4. What did Rik ask for Gantos to build for him in Section 2, Chapter 1?

5. What did Jack's friend Tim Scanlon need when he arrived in town?

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