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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. How long after the fight in Florida do Henry and his friends have to wait before being interrogated by the police?

2. What year does Henry testify against Paul Vario?

3. How many organized crime members are arrested in Chapter 20?

4. How does Henry know that the first person who is whacked is about to be killed?

5. What family sets up Tommy's murder?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Karen stop visiting Henry in prison once a week?

2. How does the college basketball scheme work?

3. How does Henry feel once he agrees to enter witness protection and how does his family react?

4. Why do the police have a hard time convicting anyone of the crime?

5. How does Henry's daughter react to the present he gives her after getting out of jail?

6. How do the wiseguys treat Stacks' family after he is whacked?

7. What does Henry do during the two year stall before his prison sentence?

8. How does Henry spend his time while in the Lewisburg Federal Penitentiary?

9. Which of Henry's many schemes angers Ed McDonald the most, and why?

10. Why do Henry, Jimmy, and Casey Rosado visit Florida at the beginning of Chapter 12?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Throughout most of his marriage, Henry lies to Karen about almost everything in much part because that is what most wiseguys did. What does this tell the reader in regards to how wiseguys valued other people? How does this showcase their self-serving nature?

Essay Topic 2

In Chapters 13 and 14, the reader is shown the same story from two different perspectives: Henry's and Karen's. Compare and contrast these two perspectives. How does Henry's view of his life in prison differ from Karen's? Who do you think suffers more, and why?

Essay Topic 3

Henry was often treated with disrespect and hatred at home. How do you feel this influenced his becoming a wiseguy? Do you think that it is one of his biggest motivations or a coincidence? In what ways does this motivate and prepare him for a life in the mob? Are these downfalls to blame for these men entering a life of crime or are they simply a part of the typical wiseguy demographic? Is it possible for a wiseguy to be from a rich and well balanced home?

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