2. What information did Lefty get and question Brasco about?
(a) The "Left Hand" was an FBI boat.
(b) Brasco wanted to take a year off.
(c) Sonny had a hit out on Lefty.
(d) Brasco wanted out of the family.

3. Sonny made plans to move Brasco and his crew to which state?
(a) Florida.
(b) Arizona.
(c) California.
(d) Washington.

4. Who was the Mafia boss in Florida?
(a) Santo Trafficante.
(b) Salvatore Santoro.
(c) Carmelo Messina.
(d) Dominick Napolitano.

5. Why did Balistrieri pull out of the vending machine agreement?
(a) He never got permission from the Chicago Mafia to bring Conti into it.
(b) He wanted to let somebody else have the vending operation.
(c) He wanted to retire.
(d) He could make better money with gambling.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who invited Brasco to stay at his apartment with him in New York?

2. How did the FBI know that Sonny had been killed?

3. Who became the acting boss of the Bonanno family while Rusty was in prison?

4. Where did Lefty ask Brasco to go with him for the first time?

5. Why did Brasco feel bad about what was going to happen to Sonny?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Pistone conflicted when it came time to do the hit on Sonny Red's son, Bruno?

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

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

4. What was "The Left Hand" and how was it used?

5. What was the only way that Pistone had to find out about who was killed in the hit?

6. 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?

7. Who became boss of the Bonanno family after Carmine Galante was killed?

8. Why was Pistone worried when Lefty invited him to go on his first hit?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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