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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What country does Henry's father immigrate from?
(a) England.
(b) Italy.
(c) Ireland.
(d) Mexico.

2. What age does Henry receive his first kick back?
(a) 14.
(b) 12.
(c) 15.
(d) 13.

3. What year is Henry born?
(a) 1939.
(b) 1940.
(c) 1945.
(d) 1943.

4. How old is Henry when he first visits the cabstand?
(a) 12.
(b) 11.
(c) 10.
(d) 13.

5. Why does Henry's father beat him in Chapter 2?
(a) For skipping school.
(b) For backtalking his mother.
(c) For being a wiseguy.
(d) For stealing from him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is "bored with the egomaniacal ravings of illiterate hoods masquerading as benevolent Godfathers"?

2. Why do the wiseguys describe working men as "already dead"?

3. What do Henry and Tuddy do when another group builds a cabstand around the corner?

4. What are the wiseguys who take on the more violent crimes called?

5. Why does the author decide that Henry's story is worth hearing?

(see the answer key)

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