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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. After splitting from Rosa, how much did Martinez and Fisher invest in the team?

2. How many 747s would fit inside the Pyramid at Luxor stacked one on top of the other?

3. With prosthetics, how much did it look like Martinez weighed?

4. What color was Dylan's hair on President's Day?

5. In 1997, how many months did Lewis spend focusing on his 9 to 5 job?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What had Fisher heard about Southern casinos?

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

4. What were some ways that Jake Eldridge heard that individuals cheated at cards?

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

6. Why did Dylan call Lewis in Chapter 9?

7. What did thieves do to Dylan and Jill's apartment?

8. After leaving Rosa's team, what incident marred an almost perfect record of highly profitable play?

9. Why did Lewis, Martinez, and Fisher meet at Rosa's in the spring of 1998?

10. Why did Jill and Dylan argue the night that Lewis had been kicked out of New York, New York?

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

Discuss the personas that the blackjack team and Lewis assumed when they played blackjack and why they assumed personas.

Essay Topic 3

Using examples from the book, discuss why Lewis wanted to tell his story to Ben Mezrich.

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