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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. According to the DA, who had taken aerial photos of the boat?
(a) Coast Guard.
(b) FBI.
(c) United Airlines.
(d) Private pilot.

2. In Section 3, Chapter 1, what did Gantos learn when he called home?
(a) The phone had been disconnected.
(b) His lawyer was out of town.
(c) The FBI was already harassing his family.
(d) His father was broke.

3. During his initial interview with his lawyer, Gantos learned he was being prosecuted federally for several charges and each carried a sentence of _____________.
(a) 10 years.
(b) 20 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 3 years.

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

5. What was stashed right by the hash in Hamilton and Gantos's boat in Section 2, Chapter 4?
(a) Extra anchor.
(b) Life jackets.
(c) Fishing poles.
(d) Weather radio.

Short Answer Questions

1. While working for the prison hospital staff, Gantos describes what performer as having visited?

2. In one of his stories from the prison hospital, Gantos helped a prisoner who swallowed balloons filled with _______.

3. In Section 3, Chapter 7, Gantos was given a release date of December 18th, nearly how many months after his incarceration?

4. Gantos's lawyer explained to him that Gantos's sentence was a youth sentence, meaning Gantos could serve how much time?

5. What did Gantos have which caused him to be sequestered upon arriving at the federal prison in Section 3, Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Gantos not return for the hash he had hidden? How does he describe this temptation in Section 3, Chapter 8?

2. Where did Gantos go after his prison release in Section 3, Chapter 7? Where did he live and work?

3. What happened at Gantos's parole board hearing in Section 3, Chapter 5?

4. What did Gantos learn from his family in Section 3, Chapter 1? What actions did he take at his father's advice?

5. How does Gantos describe his worsening acne problem in Section 3, Chapter 2?

6. How did Gantos feel after his father and brother visited him inebriated in Section 3, Chapter 6?

7. What deal was Gantos offered by the DA in Section 3, Chapter 1? What was Gantos's response?

8. How does Gantos describe the drug scene in prison in Section 3, Chapter 5? Why did he choose not to use drugs?

9. How did Gantos help a prisoner who had swallowed hash in Section 3, Chapter 5? How was he rewarded?

10. Discuss the sexual violence described in Section 3, Chapter 3. How did Gantos avoid rape?

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