Mr. Bacon tells Jack:

Someday he'll fall flat on his ass

Jack is emotionally touched when he sees his father before he goes to prison. We know because

he can't look at his father or he'll cry

Jack gets convicted and sent to prison because

there is so much evidence against him

Jack only wants to interview the Black Revolutionary Party to become a better writer. Instead,

he feels frightened after the interview

when the opposite of what you expect to happen happens

Lucas' wife makes Jack realise

his actions affect more than himself

Jack improved his writing by

keeping a journal with thoughts and quotes

Jack wants to be a writer, so he

goes on a road trip seeing famous author's homes

Hole in My Life best describes Jack's

despairing and confusing journey before he was a writer

One of Jack's "light bulb moments" is that he realizes

he's only sorry he got caught, not for what he's done

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1
Jack smuggles the hash because
he wants adventure
he wants money for college
he thinks Hamilton is smart and cool
he wants to sail
2
Mr. Bacon tells Jack:
Someday he'll pay for his mistakes
Someday he'll fall flat on his ass
Someday drugs will catch up to him
Someday he'll do great things
3
Jack's father is most concerned with Jack
getting off the island
himself leaving the island
not getting addicted to drugs and alcohol
using alcohol to make him feel better
4
Jack is emotionally touched when he sees his father before he goes to prison. We know because
he apologizes
he gives his father money
he can't look at his father or he'll cry
he refuses to see his father
5
Jack's dad has a talent. What is it?
Writing
Spotting criminals
Working hard
Drinking
6
Jack gets convicted and sent to prison because
his lawyer frames him
there is so much evidence against him
Lucas turns him in
he turns himself in
7
What did Jack do for a job before he returned to school?
Electrical work in hotels
Wrote
Built shipping crates
Sold drugs
8
Jack only wants to interview the Black Revolutionary Party to become a better writer. Instead,
he feels proud about the interview
he feels as if he's too good for the BRP
he wishes he could join the BRP
he feels frightened after the interview
9
When Jack tries marijuana for the first time, he realizes
his friends are actually cooler when they smoke
he should start selling drugs
he doesn't really like it
he's instantly addicted
10
Irony is
when the opposite of what you expect to happen happens
comparing two different things using "like" or "as"
extreme exaggeration
making something not living seem alive
11
Hamilton goes crazy. This is shown by him
walking around naked
all of the above
trying to shoot Jack
talking to himself
12
Where did Jack Gantos live originally?
Florida
Pennsylvania
St. Croix
New York
13
Lucas is raped in prison. This affects Jack by Jack not wanting to
be seen with a victim
become a victim himself
neither a nor b
both a and b
14
In St. Croix, there is trouble because of
racial tension
disparity
poverty
all of the above
15
Lucas' wife makes Jack realise
he should be writing more
he shouldn't have smuggled the drugs
his actions affect more than himself
he really cares about Lucas
16
Jack improved his writing by
attending plays and movies
taking creative writing in high school
keeping a journal with thoughts and quotes
smuggling hash and smoking it
17
Jack wants to be a writer, so he
takes creative writing in high school
goes to prison
goes on a road trip seeing famous author's homes
decides to build shipping crates
18
Jack is naive because he thinks he
trusts his father
could become a better writer
wants to get caught by the police
won't get caught by the police
19
Jack is most bothered by the criminals visiting his high school because
the visit seems fake
they haven't actually committed any crimes
he thinks that what they've done isn't so bad
he won't ever become a criminal
20
Hole in My Life best describes Jack's
time in prison
broken relationship with his family
loss of memory when he realized he'd smoked too much drugs
despairing and confusing journey before he was a writer
21
The person who is the snitch on the whole operation is
Lucas
Jack
Rik
Hamilton
22
One of Jack's "light bulb moments" is that he realizes
his mother is going to be so sorry for what he's done
his father is a good role model
Rik was actually smart for having snitched
he's only sorry he got caught, not for what he's done

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