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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 weapon(s) are used in the restaurant massacre?

2. What does Henry do at the end of Chapter 2?

3. Who is described as Paulie's "right hand man" in Chapter 4?

4. Which of the following crimes does Henry NOT commit in Chapter 2?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Henry decide to enlist in the military?

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

3. Describe why the wiseguys throw Henry a party in Chapter 2.

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

5. What are some of the ways Karen notices that Henry's profession as a bricklayer might not be as it seems?

6. Why does Jimmy buy cigarettes outside of New York?

7. Describe how the wiseguys rob trucks.

8. Why do Henry's parents disapprove of their son's new job at the cabstand?

9. What does Henry ask Karen to do after he beats up her neighbor, and how does she react to this?

10. To what lengths does the author have to go in order to meet with Henry Hill, Jr.?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Henry joins the wiseguys and begins committing crimes at a very young age. Does his character deserve any sympathy from the reader because of his youth? Is Henry more naive to fall into the wiseguy lifestyle because of his young age? If you do think he deserves sympathy as a child, does he also deserve it as he grows up? Could he help his actions as an adult because of these circumstances?

Essay Topic 2

Compare Henry's view of gambling to that of his life. How are the two similar? What importance does "luck" hold for Henry in regards to both?

Essay Topic 3

How does Jimmy's paranoia of the Lufthansa robbery foreshadow the events that later transpired? Is the author giving the reader clues that everything the wiseguys thought about life would soon change or is he simply trying to portray Jimmy's personality?

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