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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 language does Mike learn at the Higgins Institute?

2. What was Mike called when he was 8 years old?

3. How long does it take Mike to open his first safe on a job?

4. What is Lito's job?

5. What is Mr. Randolph's occupation?

Short Essay Questions

1. What favor does Mike do for Brian Hauser?

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

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

4. What ruins the first friendship Mike ever had?

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

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

7. How did Mike begin picking locks?

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

9. Why does Mike pretend to be from another country during his first job in CA?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are some of the key examples of gratitude in this book, and how do these instances affect that characters involved in those scenes?

Essay Topic 2

There were some very mysterious characters in the book with no names. Who are these characters, and what bearing do they have on the plot?

Essay Topic 3

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

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