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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. Why were Pistone and his family in protective custody?
2. Brasco's work with Lefty turned up ____________________.
3. Why did so many Sicilians start coming to New York?
4. What did Pistone (Brasco) do the second time he told him he needed to visit his girlfriend who had a car accident?
5. Who did Jilly answer to after his promotion?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. How did Pistone make a guy named Patsy angry regarding a stolen diamond ring?
3. What was the double tragedy Pistone faced on the day his wife was in a car accident?
4. What did the FBI have to do to get rid of any trace of Pistone for his safety?
5. What was the first time that Pistone would go undercover as Donnie Brasco?
6. What was critical about Pistone's meeting Tony Mirra?
7. What were the circumstances in which Pistone was able to get Lefty involved in the vending machine racket in Milwaukee?
8. Describe how Lefty took Pistone under his wing both professionally and personally.
9. Why did Pistone think it would be a good idea to concentrate more of his time on the Bonanno family?
10. What were some of the things that Pistone had to do to become Donnie Brasco?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
From what you can glean from Pistone's descriptions, create a brief character study of Lefty. What did he look like? What were his positive personality traits? What were some of his negative characteristics? What were his hopes and fears? What created the friction between him and Pistone? How did he reconcile with him? What emotional damage was done to the relationship?
Essay Topic 2
Greed takes on an almost human persona in this book. What was the source of the greed? How pervasive was the greed among the Mafiosi? What is this literary technique called? Cite examples that support this position.
Essay Topic 3
From what you can glean from Pistone's descriptions, create a brief character study of Sonny. What did he look like? What were his positive personality traits? What were some of his negative characteristics? What were his hopes and fears? What created the close friendship between him and Pistone? Why did Pistone wish that he had met Sonny under different circumstances?
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