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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. The hotel where Jack went to hide out from the FBI was the same one he had lived in during what other time in his life?

2. Gantos's father asked him to sign over _____________ in Section 3, Chapter 3?

3. After being stolen, where were the chest x-rays of the female hospital worker found in Section 3, Chapter 5?

4. Where was the bunk that Gantos chose in the holding cell?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Gantos write about "escape stories" in Section 3, Chapter 7?

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

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

4. How did Gantos's new case worker help him earn early parole in Section 3, Chapter 7?

5. Who else was housed in the hospital unit of the prison? What performer does the author describe in Section 3, Chapter 5?

6. What did Gantos learn about the charges against him in Section 3, Chapter 1?

7. What interaction did Gantos have with this father in Section 3, Chapter 3? How did Gantos feel about it?

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

9. How is Gantos's hearing described in Section 3, Chapter 3?

10. How is Gantos's first night in the holding station described in Section 3, Chapter 3? Where did he sleep?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the exchange between Hamilton and Gantos and the Japanese fishing vessel in Section 2, Chapter 3. Did Gantos and Hamilton face any danger in approaching the craft? How did the Japanese treat the men? How did Gantos feel about the exchange?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and analyze the narrative structure of the autobiography. Where does Gantos' exposition transition into the rising action of the plot? Where is the climax of the narrative? What takes place in the denouement? How traditional is this plot structure?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss and analyze the figure of Hamilton in the narrative. Where was Hamilton from? What was his full name? How experienced was Hamilton with smuggling? How experienced was he working with sailboats? How did Hamilton react to Jack's inexperience?

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