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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. Who was Lefty's son who had a drug problem?
(a) Tommy.
(b) Paulie.
(c) Joey.
(d) Sammy.

2. Who is the undercover agent who helps Brasco establish some identity around town?
(a) Tito.
(b) Chuck.
(c) Jerry.
(d) Johnny.

3. What increased Jilly's crew's respect for Jilly?
(a) Jilly gave them all raises.
(b) Jilly gave out Christmas bonuses.
(c) Jilly got "made".
(d) Jilly gave them time off.

4. What is another name for a made man in the Mafia?
(a) Gent.
(b) Wiseguy.
(c) Snake.
(d) Brute.

5. Why did Brasco and Conti give money to Lefty?
(a) To start a new jazz club.
(b) To pay off a family in exchange for Tommy's life.
(c) To pay their dues.
(d) To have an operation.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did so many Sicilians start coming to New York?

2. Brasco tried to get Lefty hooked up with another FBI undercover agent into ____________________ in Milwaukee.

3. Brasco agrees to stay in _______________ on Lefty's wishes.

4. What kind of operation did the man in #45 have?

5. What was Benjamin Ruggiero's Mafia name?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was the decision made regarding who Pistone would work for--Lefty or Mirra?

2. What was the irony of Pistone's telling Lefty that he had to leave Milwaukee to go see his girlfriend who had been in a car accident?

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

4. Explain how the deal came about in which Conti was allowed to put his vending machines in the bars in Milwaukee.

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

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

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

8. How did Pistone meet Lefty and how did Pistone then have to break up his time?

9. 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?

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

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