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Jack GantosA modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
Reading Check and Short Answer questions on key points are designed for guided reading assignments, in-class review, formative assessment, quizzes, and more.
Reading Check
1. Why is Jack Gantos incarcerated?
2. According to Gantos, what is the single goal of a prisoner?
3. What does Gantos want to pursue a career in?
Short Answer
Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.
1. What is Jack Gantos’s purpose in reflecting on the image of his face in the opening chapter?
2. What prompts Gantos to pursue thrilling experiences?
Paired Resource
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Reading Check
1. Whom does the motel owner claim to be a descendant of?
2. Where does Gantos work while living in the motel?
3. What was Gantos’s school building used for before it became a school?
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By Jack Gantos