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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 does Mike buy for Amelia before his first job?

2. Who wants to take down the Man in Detroit?

3. Why can't Mike fly to the place he is told to go after he makes love to Lucy?

4. How did Amelia's mother die?

5. Who owns the store where Mike learns to crack safes?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mike steal from Lito and why?

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

3. Why does Julian work the way he does when Mike joins them?

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

5. What did Mike's father do when Mike got in the gun safe?

6. What does Mike picture as he starts feeling how to open safes?

7. Why is Ghost leaving for Florida?

8. What does Mike do for Lito before leaving for his first job?

9. What happens when the back door is left unlocked for Mike at night?

10. How does Mike feel when he hears the red pager beeping?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Power and Greed were two common themes in this book. Where did they appear, and how do they differ in their manifestations?

Essay Topic 2

Fear is a common theme in this book that is presented a number of times by a number of characters. What are some of these instances, and how does fear affect the characters in the book?

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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