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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 the big fish who Brasco wanted to get closer to?
(a) John Morales.
(b) Sonny Black.
(c) Anthony Casso.
(d) Carmine Gambino.

2. The FBI was sure that there was a hit going on and ______________ wiseguys were missing but no bodies were found.
(a) seven.
(b) two.
(c) five.
(d) three.

3. Why was Lefty so impressed to be invited to the home of the man in #73?
(a) It meant that Lefty would soon be "made".
(b) They had always had a rivalry.
(c) Socialization with bosses does not occur in New York.
(d) He was a very private man.

4. Why did Brasco feel bad about what was going to happen to Sonny?
(a) He genuinely liked Sonny.
(b) He thought Sonny was about to leave the Mafia.
(c) He knew Sonny had little children.
(d) He thought Sonny was innocent.

5. Lefty and Brasco spent a lot of time in ________________ after the death of the man in #81.
(a) Detroit.
(b) Miami.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) Chicago.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lefty volunteers Brasco to work in the _______________ of the man in #73.

2. What did Brasco do with the papers Nicky left behind in a Florida hotel room?

3. Why wouldn't the man in #74 return Lefty's phone calls when Lefty returned to New York?

4. Brasco learns that Balistrieri knew Conti _______________________.

5. Brasco has to give his contact details, dates and names ___________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was the FBI worried when they learned that Sonny was ready to have Pistone made?

2. What was the risk that mobsters ran if they got into the drug business?

3. Why was Lefty so impressed by Frank Balistrieri's hospitality in Milwaukee?

4. What is Pistone's explanation when Lefty learned that the "Left Hand" is an FBI boat?

5. What was the King's Court and why did the FBI fund it?

6. Why was the FBI concerned when Lefty disappeared in the days after the decision regarding who Pistone belonged with?

7. Why was Pistone angry that the hit with Lefty was ultimately called off?

8. What happened at another Vegas night at King's Court and why does this make Sonny even more determined to get into the drug business?

9. What were the pros and cons of Pistone's wearing a wire around the mob guys?

10. When Sonny and Mirra were fighting over who had control over Pistone, why was it important to prove whether or not Mirra was a made guy when he introduced Pistone to Lefty?

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