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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter 1, how much money did Lewis have in a duffel bag?
(a) $750,000.
(b) A little over one million dollars.
(c) A little over five hundred thousand dollars.
(d) $350,000.

3. How much money was Lewis carrying when he took his casino test?
(a) $500.
(b) $300.
(c) $350.
(d) $450.

4. What was the name of the town where Lewis's parents lived?
(a) Melrose.
(b) Medford.
(c) Woburn.
(d) Weston.

5. How long had the MIT Blackjack Team been in existence?
(a) Almost a decade.
(b) 12 years.
(c) 15 years.
(d) Almost two decades.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Jill Taylor live at the time she met the author?

2. What percent profit did complex systems for blackjack aim for?

3. What pub did Lewis and Felicia talk about missing when they graduated?

4. What was the time at the beginning of Chapter 1?

5. What percent of the time would a deal normally bust in blackjack?

Short Essay Questions

1. What reasons did Lewis give Felicia for breaking up their relationship?

2. What lies had Lewis told Felicia to cover up his practice blackjack sessions?

3. What type of equipment was in the underground Chinatown casino where Lewis took his casino test?

4. What was the hi-lo method of card counting?

5. As far as Lewis knew, what had Fisher and Martinez been doing all summer?

6. Why did Martinez say that fights made for perfect card-counting conditions?

7. In Chapter 1, who was Lewis's spotter?

8. Where was the money stashed that Martinez and Lewis were going to use in Vegas during November of 1994?

9. What three tests would Lewis have to take in order to become a member of the blackjack team?

10. What was the hierarchy in a casino?

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