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

Ben Mezrich
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 122 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

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

Ben Mezrich
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 122 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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 was kept chilled in Lewis's bedroom at the Caesars?

2. What sport did Michael Sloan play?

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

4. How much did Rosa say that the investors in the blackjack team earned of the winnings?

5. When did the three new recruits for the blackjack team start working?

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 did the casinos use to catch cheaters and card counters?

4. What was the profile for the blackjack team and why?

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

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

7. Describe the Grand Victoria Casino.

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

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

10. Describe the Foxwoods Resort and Casino.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the reasons why members of the blackjack team did and did not wish to add additional team members.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Jason Fisher and Andre Martinez. Use examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

Using examples from the book, discuss the reasons why Lewis broke up with Felicia.

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