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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. Who was Lewis talking with on the phone three days after the Louisiana trip?

2. What alias did Lewis use Super Bowl weekend in Las Vegas?

3. What did Lewis drop on the floor at the beginning of Chapter 29?

4. What was the first venue on the blackjack team's list Labor Day weekend 1997?

5. On President's Day 1998, what color suit was Martinez wearing?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What had Fisher heard about Southern casinos?

4. What happened to Martinez Labor Day weekend 1997?

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

6. What was Rosa's home like?

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

8. Why didn't Fisher want Lewis on his new team?

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

10. Why did Martinez leave MIT?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter 23, the team was in disarray and their future was uncertain. Discuss why the team was confused and worried about their future.

Essay Topic 2

Using examples from the book, explain the meaning of the title of the book, "21: Bringing Down the House," and whether the MIT blackjack team brought down the house.

Essay Topic 3

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

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