Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of Six MIT Students Who Took Vegas for Millions Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of Six MIT Students Who Took Vegas for Millions Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Ben Mezrich
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Lewis played Gorilla on his second night in Vegas, who were some of the guys at the blackjack table?
(a) Basketball players from the Houston Rockets.
(b) Basketball players from the Los Angeles Lakers.
(c) Basketball players form the New York Knicks.
(d) Basketball players from the Orlando Magic.

2. What was the name of the dealer at the casino where Martinez and Lewis played blackjack in Chapter 4?
(a) Rhea.
(b) Marty.
(c) Brett.
(d) Andrea.

3. What percent profit did complex systems for blackjack aim for?
(a) 1 percent.
(b) 4 percent.
(c) 3 percent.
(d) 2 percent.

4. Where did Andrew Tay grow up?
(a) Atlanta.
(b) San Francisco.
(c) Outside Chicago.
(d) Outside Detroit.

5. What was a part of Jason Fisher's ethnic background?
(a) Japanese.
(b) Chinese.
(c) Mexican.
(d) Italian.

6. What was the time at the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) Noon.
(b) 3:10 a.m.
(c) 8:10 p.m.
(d) Midnight.

7. Where did Fisher and Martinez go every weekend?
(a) Atlanta.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Las Vegas.
(d) Atlantic City.

8. How much money would Lewis and the other spotters carry when they were in Vegas?
(a) $5,000.
(b) $10,000.
(c) $7,000.
(d) $6,000.

9. How much money was Lewis carrying on his persons when he and Martinez went to Vegas in November of 1994?
(a) $100,000.
(b) $250,000.
(c) $150,000.
(d) $300,000.

10. What was Felicia's major?
(a) Architecture.
(b) Civil and Environmental Engineering.
(c) Engineering.
(d) Chemical Engineering.

11. What was Lewis's alias at the Grand Victoria?
(a) Barry Chow.
(b) Bradford Trong.
(c) Charles Ming.
(d) Wyatt Chong.

12. Where had Lewis's father immigrated from?
(a) China.
(b) Japan.
(c) Taiwan.
(d) Hong Kong.

13. Where had the author first met Lewis?
(a) Atlantic City.
(b) Washington, D.C.
(c) Boston.
(d) Las Vegas.

14. What was the signal that meant the deck was warm?
(a) Hands in pockets.
(b) Scratching an ear.
(c) Folded arms behind the back.
(d) Folded arms in front of the chest.

15. How much money was stuffed into the pockets of the author's jacket when he was at the airport?
(a) $25,000.
(b) $50,000.
(c) $75,000.
(d) $10,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Felicia's sister during Thanksgiving of 1994?

2. In Chapter 4, which casino did the limousine take Lewis and Martinez to?

3. What kind of boots was Lewis wearing as he went for his casino test?

4. What type of wood had been used to build a deck at Lewis's parents house?

5. Where had Lewis's father been working on a project?

(see the answer keys)

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