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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Brasco only participated in the ________________ jobs.
(a) low threat.
(b) bad weather.
(c) midnight.
(d) risky.

2. What is the undercover operation in Florida known as?
(a) Sun Apple.
(b) Orange Bamboo.
(c) Key North.
(d) Blue Lagoon.

3. Why did so many Sicilians start coming to New York?
(a) To get in on gambling.
(b) To attend a funeral.
(c) To deal drugs.
(d) To make their bones.

4. Brasco has to be careful that the Mafia or the ______________ don't learn about where his family lives.
(a) CIA.
(b) drug dealers.
(c) police.
(d) I.R.S.

5. Why did Brasco think that concentrating on Jilly and his crew was not as productive as focusing on the Mafia aspect?
(a) Jilly was only into fencing.
(b) Jilly was a squealer.
(c) Jilly was a marked man.
(d) Jilly was terminally ill.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Brasco do to Frankie and Patsy after they made the demand in #37?

2. Brasco's work with Lefty turned up ____________________.

3. What is the name of the bar where Brasco spends a lot of time?

4. Jilly owned a store that fenced what type of items?

5. What was Benjamin Ruggiero's Mafia name?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the premise of DONNIE BRASCO?

2. Why was the relationship with Lefty an advantageous one for Pistone?

3. How was the decision made regarding who Pistone would work for--Lefty or Mirra?

4. What were some of the things that Pistone had to do to become Donnie Brasco?

5. What was the irony of Pistone's telling Lefty that he had to leave Milwaukee to go see his girlfriend who had been in a car accident?

6. Why did the FBI decide to use Pistone in an undercover Mafia operation?

7. What did the FBI have to do to get rid of any trace of Pistone for his safety?

8. What was the double tragedy Pistone faced on the day his wife was in a car accident?

9. How did Pistone meet Lefty and how did Pistone then have to break up his time?

10. What were the circumstances in which Pistone was able to get Lefty involved in the vending machine racket in Milwaukee?

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