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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. With whom is Mike afraid of getting in trouble the first time he is arrested?

2. Why does Ramona go shopping in Beverly Hills?

3. Where does Mike say he bought locks to practice on when he was beginning?

4. For whom does Mike work as part of his sentence?

5. What is Brian's father's job?

Short Essay Questions

1. What punishment is Mike given the first time he is arrested?

2. What favor does Mike do for Brian Hauser?

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

4. What ruins the first friendship Mike ever had?

5. How does Mike say he knew when there were jobs for him?

6. What does Mike do the night after his job with Bigmouth?

7. How did Mike begin picking locks?

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

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

10. How does Mike first see Amelia?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The characters in this book all had their own goals and motivations. Select four characters and write their main motivation throughout the book and how this goal affected the characters around them.

Essay Topic 2

Despair was a theme that was placed in a number of sensitive places in this plot. What are some of these places, and what role did despair play in this play?

Essay Topic 3

What took Mike's voice away, and what does he hope will bring it back?

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