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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. For whom does Mike work as part of his sentence?

2. How long does it take Mike to open his first safe on a job?

3. What pager is beeping after Mike escapes from the guards at the diamond house?

4. Whom did the break in scare the most at the Marsh house?

5. How did Mike learn to pick locks?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mike first see Amelia?

2. Why does Mike refuse to reveal his accomplices the first time he is arrested?

3. How did Mike begin picking locks?

4. What was the problem with the diamond heist?

5. Why doesn't Mike start with the beginning of his story?

6. Why does Mr. Marsh have Mr. Randolph come to the house?

7. What does Ron tell the police after handcuffing Mike?

8. What secret does Mike keep from Bigmouth?

9. What does Mike do when things go wrong at the second diamond heist?

10. What ruins the first friendship Mike ever had?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What kind of education did Mike receive, and how did it differ from traditional forms of education?

Essay Topic 2

Mike endures many different trials before the end of the book. What are some of these trials, and what lessons does he learn through these experiences?

Essay Topic 3

Choosing sides was a theme that was presented in this book. What are some of the examples of this theme appearing, and how did it affect the characters involved?

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