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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The woman who ran the hotel where Gantos lived during his senior year in high school claimed to be related to whom?
(a) Davy Crockett.
(b) Thomas Edison.
(c) George Washington.
(d) Sitting Bull.

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

3. In Section 2, Chapter 3, a Coast Guard craft approached Hamilton and Gantos's boat and informed them that they were near ___________.
(a) The White House.
(b) A Coast Guard training base.
(c) New York City.
(d) Enemy submarines.

4. With what family did Jack Gantos first live in Florida while he worked on finishing school?
(a) Mr. and Mrs. Farmer.
(b) Mr. and Mrs. Donaldson.
(c) Mr. and Mrs. Jenkins.
(d) Mr. and Mrs. Bacon.

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 crashed his car into the house.
(b) He started a fire in the house.
(c) He let the bathtub overflow.
(d) He got drunk and threw up all over the house.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What refers to preparations of the cannabis plant intended for use as a psychoactive drug and as medicine?

4. In Section 2, Chapter 1, Gantos found himself in St. Croix, but it had changed drastically and _______were readily available.

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the second business deal Gantos made with Rik in Section 2, Chapter 1? Why did he take the offer?

2. How is Gantos's lack of experience illustrated in Section 2, Chapter 3? How is Hamilton's experience illustrated?

3. Describe Gantos's experience with drugs in high school. What did he think of the experience?

4. How is Hamilton's knowledge of Gantos and his fears described in Section 2, Chapter 3?

5. Describe the beginning of Gantos's journey in Section 2, Chapter 2. Where did he first sail?

6. What is central in the exposition revealed in Section 1, Chapter 4? How is Gantos established as a character?

7. What did Gantos do instead of departing for St. Croix?

8. How old was Gantos when he began working full-time? How does he describe the work and his lifestyle in Section 1, Chapter 2?

9. Describe Gantos's low point in Section 1, Chapter 4. What did Gantos do during this time?

10. Where did Gantos's father take the family and point out criminals to Gantos?

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