Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of Six MIT Students Who Took Vegas for Millions Test | Final 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 | Final 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. How much did the blackjack team make when they gambled at the Indian Casino in October of 1996?

2. After Lewis and Martinez were both barred on Labor Day weekend, where did they check in next?

3. Why were Lewis and Dylan celebrating at a restaurant on a sweltering Tuesday evening?

4. Where did the team meet on Valentine's day 1998?

5. After Martinez's trouble President's Day weekend, how much had the team won by Sunday morning?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Rosa say was the most important decision that a card counter ever had to make?

2. Why did Lewis think someone had been in his apartment the same night that money was stolen from Dylan's apartment?

3. Why did Dylan call Lewis in Chapter 9?

4. Why did Lewis have a moment of panic when he noticed that the clientele heading into the casino looked like they were all from the Deep South?

5. What had Fisher heard about Southern casinos?

6. What happened when Lewis went to cash in the chips at the Horseshoe?

7. How did Lewis learn that the Grand Victoria Casino used Plymouth Associates?

8. What happened to Martinez Labor Day weekend 1997?

9. What was the problem when the Lewis and his group were gambling in Chicago on the riverboat?

10. On President's Day 1998, how was Jill disguised?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the two sides of Kevin Lewis. Use examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Jill's objections to joining the blackjack team and why she finally decided to join.

Essay Topic 3

Using examples from the book, discuss why Lewis considered telling his family about his double life.

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