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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. In which city did Pistone work as Donnie Brasco?

2. Conti's cover was to pose as a friend of Brasco's who was interested in ________________________.

3. What did the two men in #31 take from a house they robbed?

4. The Bonannos brought Sicilians to town to _____________________.

5. What was Pistone's undercover name?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was critical about Pistone's meeting Tony Mirra?

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

4. 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?

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

6. Why did Pistone think it would be a good idea to concentrate more of his time on the Bonanno family?

7. How did Pistone have a close call with almost being identified when agent Tony Conti came to New York for a job?

8. How did Pistone make a guy named Patsy angry regarding a stolen diamond ring?

9. What was the first time that Pistone would go undercover as Donnie Brasco?

10. What was Pistone's identity during the undercover operation?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

From what you can glean from Pistone's descriptions, create a brief character study of Lefty. What did he look like? What were his positive personality traits? What were some of his negative characteristics? What were his hopes and fears? What created the friction between him and Pistone? How did he reconcile with him? What emotional damage was done to the relationship?

Essay Topic 2

Create a character study of Sonny. What were his physical characteristics? What were his motivations? What were his fears? What were his dreams? What else can you say about Sonny?

Essay Topic 3

The theme of justice is an important one in this book. Describe how it extends through setting, characters and issues and provide examples for each.

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