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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 increased Jilly's crew's respect for Jilly?

2. What did the two men in #31 take from a house they robbed?

3. Lefty was a less volatile person than _______________ was.

4. What was Benjamin Ruggiero's Mafia name?

5. What had Brasco still not told his wife in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the impact on Pistone's personal and professional lives due to Pistone's testimony against the mobsters?

2. What was the double tragedy Pistone faced on the day his wife was in a car accident?

3. Describe Pistone's activities during the time he spent with Jilly Greca's crew.

4. What were some of the things that Pistone had to do to become Donnie Brasco?

5. What was the first time that Pistone would go undercover as Donnie Brasco?

6. Describe how Lefty took Pistone under his wing both professionally and personally.

7. How did Pistone lay the groundwork for breaking into the Mafia and who was the bartender who made Pistone's first introductions to Mafia connections?

8. What was the double-edged sword for Pistone regarding spending time with his family on the sly?

9. What did Pistone think was critical about being an undercover agent?

10. How did Pistone have a close call with almost being identified when agent Tony Conti came to New York for a job?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Lefty and Sonny. Both men wanted influence over Pistone but have their hold on him in very different ways. Why are their differences classic examples of conflict? What other similarities and dissimilarities are there between the two men?

Essay Topic 2

Explain Pistone's conflicted feelings when asked if he would do the undercover job in the Mafia again. Be sure to incorporate his feelings as a family man as well as his commitment to his job as an FBI agent.

Essay Topic 3

Explain the concept of loneliness as it exhibits in the book. Why would mobsters have a lonely life even though it may have seemed exciting and glamorous to other people? Why would Mrs. Pistone have had an especially lonely life being the wife of Joe Pistone? Explain the loneliness and the methods and attempts to overcome it.

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