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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 time of night does Mike pick the Marshall lock while working for them?

2. How does Mike try to escape when his father attacks his mother?

3. Where does Mike leave his gift for Amelia before his first job?

4. What does Mike give Lito when he visits Michigan?

5. What does Mike call his mother's boyfriend?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Ghost say about the broken safe?

2. Why is Ghost leaving for Florida?

3. What does Sleepy Eyes show Mike to show the importance of the loyalty test?

4. What does Mr. Marsh want to use Mike's talents for?

5. What is a big part of Mike's probation as school starts up?

6. How does Mike say he lost his freedom?

7. What does Mr. Marsh say to Mike while he is drunk?

8. What does Amelia show in her first comic strip for Mike?

9. What does Mike steal from Lito and why?

10. How does the Ghost test Mike's loyalty?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What ended the friendship between Mike and Griffin, and why?

Essay Topic 2

Which character did you relate with the most in this book? Why is this? How did this character change throughout the book?

Essay Topic 3

What interested the Man From Detroit the most in Mike, and how did this show how useful he could be to his business arrangements?

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