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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. How did the FBI know that Sonny had been killed?
(a) They received a video tape of the murder.
(b) The pigeon coops were removed from the roof of his building.
(c) They received photos of his dead body.
(d) His body turned up in a landfill.

2. Why wouldn't the man in #74 return Lefty's phone calls when Lefty returned to New York?
(a) He was in prison.
(b) He was in the hospital.
(c) He was getting out of the vending machine operation.
(d) He was dead.

3. What decision did Sonny make regarding Brasco?
(a) He wanted to make him a made member of the family.
(b) He wanted him shot for wearing a wire.
(c) He wanted him to take over the cigarette business.
(d) He wanted him to start a new family in Dallas.

4. In Chapter 14, Brasco discusses the pros and cons of ________________________.
(a) wearing a toupe.
(b) driving a stick shift.
(c) a flashy car.
(d) wearing a wire.

5. Who did Brasco think should have been the first person to learn about Brasco's true identity?
(a) Ange.
(b) Sonny Black.
(c) Castellano.
(d) Trafficante.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was not condoned in the Mafia world?

2. What did Brasco learn when he arrived to meet Lefty?

3. Which FBI agent did Brasco introduce to Lefty on the boating excursion?

4. Lefty and Brasco spent a lot of time in ________________ after the death of the man in #81.

5. Sonny worked a deal with Trafficante to get which business in Florida?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

3. What was Sonny's advice about Pistone's giving Lefty large sums of money and why did Pistone want to get closer to Sonny?

4. Why did Lefty get so mad at Pistone while they were in Milwaukee?

5. Describe the night that Pistone stayed in Sonny's New York apartment.

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

7. What was the result of all the talks regarding who Pistone belonged to?

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

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

10. Why was Santo Trafficante so important to establishing the King's Court in Florida?

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