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

2. What happens to the man who tries to attach one of the neighborhood girls?
(a) He is run over.
(b) He is thrown off a roof and killed.
(c) He is shot.
(d) He is given a warning.

3. Why does Henry stand Karen up for a date?
(a) He didn't want to go.
(b) He had to work.
(c) He forgot.
(d) He was meeting Tuddy to finish a deal.

4. What is a wiseguy?
(a) Street-level mafiosi.
(b) Undercover cops.
(c) Hit men.
(d) Smart men.

5. What is the name of the insider at the airport?
(a) Donna.
(b) Julie.
(c) Frenchy.
(d) Linda.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the author, Nicholas Pileggi, meet Henry?

2. Why does Henry get rid of his maid?

3. In what time does the book mention that most mafiosi begin coming to this area?

4. Why does Henry agree to cooperate with the police?

5. What do Henry and his partner do at the restaurant that causes them to get in trouble with Paulie?

Short Essay Questions

1. What problems do the mobsters run into while trying to get keys to the strong room, and how do they eventually overcome it?

2. How does the book describe how the mafia rose in the Brownsville-East New York area?

3. Describe how the insider Frenchy helped the mobsters steal $480,000 from the Air Cargo Center.

4. Describe what Tommy and Jimmy do with Billy Batts' after Tommy shoots him in The Suite.

5. Describe the mentality of the "sidewalk soldiers" and why they never feared being caught for their crimes.

6. Why does Henry choose the cabstand when looking for a part-time job?

7. Why does Paulie worry about Henry and Peter dating Linda and Veralynn, and why does he eventually allow them to date?

8. Why is the author, Nicholas Pileggi, hesitant to meet with Henry Hill, Jr. and write the book?

9. Why does Henry decide to start an honest business by buying The Suite?

10. Describe the ambush the wiseguys took out on a local restaurant staff in Chapter 10.

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