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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 does Mike bring to communicate with Amelia?

2. What does Lucy do when she sees Mike work?

3. How many pagers does Mike have?

4. How long does Mike say it took him to get to his first job?

5. What must happen for Mike to enter the house while working for Mr. Marsh?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the prank Brian wants to pull on the last day of school?

2. What important lesson does Mike learn when Lito is robbed?

3. What does Gunnar make Mike do when they meet, and why?

4. What was the problem with the diamond heist?

5. Why does Mike start a new life in New York?

6. What favor does Mike do for Brian Hauser?

7. What does Mr. Marsh want Mike to do for him, and why?

8. What does Lucy say when she sees Mike doing what Gunnary demanded?

9. Why doesn't Mike start with the beginning of his story?

10. What does Mike call the only decent chapter of his life?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What kind of education did Mike receive, and how did it differ from traditional forms of education?

Essay Topic 2

How do Mike and Amelia communicate with each other, and what does this say about their relationship with each other?

Essay Topic 3

Many different characters in this book were persuaded to do things that they would not have done of their own accord. What are some of these instances, and how did persuasion affect the course of the plot?

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