Wiseguy Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Nicholas Pileggi
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 121 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Wiseguy Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Nicholas Pileggi
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 121 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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 are the two race groups that make up the majority of the area in New York where Henry lives?

2. How much does the book say Henry brings home as a bricklayer?

3. Why is Henry arrested in Chapter 6?

4. What occupation does Karen think Henry has?

5. Who does Henry blame for the death of the mob's victims?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the typical wiseguy like?

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

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

5. Describe why the author, Nicholas Pileggi, decides to write the book from Henry Hill's perspective.

6. How do the wiseguys get away with stealing cargo from the Queens airport?

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

8. How does Henry get away with using stolen credit cards so often?

9. Discuss some of the schemes that Henry took part in during Chapter 2 before taking part in the gambling ring.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter 9, Henry buys a maid only to return her later because she was fat. In what ways does his treatment to the maid show his views on humanity?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

The wiseguys viewed honest workers as suckers who were too afraid to break the rules and reap the many rewards that came from it. Explain why these men had such a distorted view of reality. What blame do they place on society for their actions?

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