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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Gantos's new caseworker agreed to help Gantos get into college as a way to prove to the parole board that he was ___________.
(a) Consolable.
(b) Entrenched.
(c) Literate.
(d) Reformed.

2. After how many months into his sentence was Gantos taken to see the parole board?
(a) 5.
(b) 8.
(c) 3.
(d) 14.

3. 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) Humor.
(c) Foreshadowing.
(d) Irony.

4. What position did Gantos secure with the medical staff?
(a) Nurse.
(b) Lab assistant.
(c) Surgeon.
(d) X-ray technician.

5. Where had Gantos buried the hash he still had before he had been incarcerated?
(a) The Appalachian Mountains.
(b) Buck Island.
(c) Central Park.
(d) Miami.

6. Gantos realized in Section 3, Chapter 6, that it was only when he was unable to __________that he was finally able to see his own worth and nurture his own writing.
(a) Daydream.
(b) Blame himself.
(c) Blame others.
(d) Run away.

7. During his initial interview with his lawyer, Gantos learned he was being prosecuted federally for how many charges?
(a) 10.
(b) 15.
(c) 5.
(d) 8.

8. When Gantos viewed his own medical file in Section 3, Chapter 6, he saw that his case worker had called him __________________.
(a) A high risk to himself.
(b) An average risk to society.
(c) A minimal risk to society.
(d) A marginal risk to the jail population.

9. When Gantos viewed his own medical file in Section 3, Chapter 6, he saw that his psychiatrist had called him what?
(a) A situational sociopath.
(b) Beyond diagnosis.
(c) Criminally insane.
(d) Bipolar.

10. What caseworker of Gantos was removed in Section 3, Chapter 7?
(a) Mr. Bow.
(b) Mr. Newman.
(c) Mr. Casey.
(d) Mr. Wilcox.

11. Gantos's new lawyer told Gantos to immediately ________________.
(a) Turn himself in.
(b) Have a good time.
(c) Wire him money.
(d) Get out of the country.

12. Whose wife informed Gantos that her husband was in the federal holding facility because she refused to bail him out?
(a) Al's.
(b) Hamilton's.
(c) Lucas's.
(d) Rik's.

13. In Section 3, Chapter 4, Gantos was only accosted once by a group of men who promised him protection. What was he to do in return?
(a) Wrap his head in a sheet.
(b) Put his hands in his pockets.
(c) Tie his shoes together.
(d) Pull down his pants.

14. What is the name of the lawyer Gantos's father had contacted to work for Gantos in Section 3, Chapter 1?
(a) Al E. Newman.
(b) Ralph C. Daniels.
(c) Joe P. Alberts.
(d) Ben D. Thompson.

15. The DA informed Gantos that _______ had been arrested in Florida before ever arriving in New York.
(a) Rik.
(b) John.
(c) Hamilton.
(d) Lucas.

Short Answer Questions

1. During his initial interview with his lawyer, Gantos learned he was being prosecuted federally for several charges and each carried a sentence of _____________.

2. In Section 3, Chapter 2, what did Gantos read in his spare time?

3. Who helped Gantos fill out the requests for applications for several smaller colleges in Section 3, Chapter 7?

4. When was Jack Gantos born?

5. What were prisoners not allowed to keep, as described in Section 3, Chapter 4?

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