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 did Andre Martinez wear on a necklace?

2. During Lewis's first time in Vegas, who was acting as team secretary?

3. In November of 1994, what alias was Fisher using at the hotel?

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

5. By June of 1995, what profit had the team made in the last eight months?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Martinez say when Lewis said he thought the blackjack system was rather shady?

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

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

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

5. Describe Lewis's sisters.

6. Where were some places that Lewis could hide his money and his chips?

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

8. Describe Kevin Lewis.

9. How was blackjack played?

10. Describe Jill Taylor when she met the author.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the relationship that Lewis had with his family using examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Discuss how and why large sums of money were transported for gambling. Use examples from the book.

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