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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. Where had the author first met Lewis?

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

3. How many square feet did the casino have where the author met Jill?

4. How many different aliases did Lewis create to play blackjack in Vegas?

5. In Chapter 2, from which airport was the author boarding a plane?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was blackjack played?

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

3. What did the casinos use to catch cheaters and card counters?

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

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

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

7. How did Lewis and Martinez get from the airport in Atlantic City to the casino?

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

9. Describe the Foxwoods Resort and Casino.

10. Why had Lewis focused on math and science in school?

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

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

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the methods that casinos used to prevent card counting and cheaters.

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