Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of Six MIT Students Who Took Vegas for Millions Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Ben Mezrich
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 122 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of Six MIT Students Who Took Vegas for Millions Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Ben Mezrich
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 122 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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 Indian tribe ran the casino where the author met Jill?

2. How much money had Martinez and Fisher made in six months?

3. How many different aliases did Lewis create to play blackjack in Vegas?

4. How many visitors did the Grand Victoria Casino boast that it had daily?

5. Why had Fisher left college?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where was the money stashed that Martinez and Lewis were going to use in Vegas during November of 1994?

2. What reasons did Lewis give Felicia for breaking up their relationship?

3. Describe Jill Taylor when she met the author.

4. In what capacities had Zimonowski worked for the casinos?

5. What caught Lewis's eye after he played blackjack with the Knicks players?

6. What three tests would Lewis have to take in order to become a member of the blackjack team?

7. Describe Micky Rosa.

8. Who was one of the best card counters that Rosa had ever met?

9. Describe Kevin Lewis.

10. Describe Lewis's sisters.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the two sides of Kevin Lewis. Use examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Jason Fisher and Andre Martinez. Use examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

Using examples from the book, discuss why Lewis considered telling his family about his double life.

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