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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. What is the name of the bar where Brasco spends a lot of time?

2. Brasco was glad that Lefty got interested in what business in Milwaukee?

3. What had Brasco still not told his wife in Chapter 8?

4. Who was also in a car wreck on the day Brasco arrived home?

5. Sometimes Brasco only got to have ______________ with his family.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why was the relationship with Lefty an advantageous one for Pistone?

3. Why did the FBI decide to use Pistone in an undercover Mafia operation?

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

5. What was Pistone's identity during the undercover operation?

6. What was the double-edged sword for Pistone regarding spending time with his family on the sly?

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

8. 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?

9. What was critical about Pistone's meeting Tony Mirra?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the concept of loneliness as it exhibits in the book. Why would mobsters have a lonely life even though it may have seemed exciting and glamorous to other people? Why would Mrs. Pistone have had an especially lonely life being the wife of Joe Pistone? Explain the loneliness and the methods and attempts to overcome it.

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Pistone used more than one iteration on the theme of loss. Identify at least two examples about loss in the book and then explain why the examples support the theme.

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