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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. Where does the diamond fiasco happen.

2. What pager is beeping after Mike escapes from the guards at the diamond house?

3. How does Mike describe his talents?

4. How does Griffin King respond to Mike's muteness?

5. Why is the heat in the house on Laurel up so high?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Mike first see Amelia?

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

4. What does Amelia challenge Mike to do when they first meet?

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

6. How did Mike begin picking locks?

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

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

9. Why does Mike refuse to reveal his accomplices the first time he is arrested?

10. What does Mike do when things go wrong at the second diamond heist?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Lucy was a minor character whose presence made a big difference in the plot. How did she accomplish this? What are some ways that his presence, however brief, altered the outcome of the plot? What would have happened differently if she had not been in the book at all?

Essay Topic 2

Mike endures many different trials before the end of the book. What are some of these trials, and what lessons does he learn through these experiences?

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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