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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. What color hair did Jill Taylor have when she met the author?

2. Where did Fisher and Martinez go every weekend?

3. Why had Fisher left college?

4. What was the name of the dealer at the casino where Martinez and Lewis played blackjack in Chapter 4?

5. Where did Lewis go to high school?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Kevin Lewis.

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

4. What could security agents at an airport do if they thought someone was doing something illegal?

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

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

7. How did the team play work on the blackjack team?

8. What were some of the aliases that Lewis used when playing blackjack in Vegas?

9. What rumors were floating around the Grand Victoria Casino about Lewis's alias Barry Chow?

10. In what capacities had Zimonowski worked for the casinos?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the tests that Lewis had to pass before he could become a member of the blackjack team and why these tests were necessary.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss why Lewis was contemplating the lifestyle that he had chosen in 1998.

Essay Topic 3

Using examples from the book, explain the meaning of the title of the book, "21: Bringing Down the House," and whether the MIT blackjack team brought down the house.

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