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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. For how many years did Pistone work undercover to infiltrate the Mafia?

2. To which Florida city did Brasco travel to help Fitz with the operation there?

3. The Chicago Mafia was said to be more violent than the ______________ Mafia.

4. The meeting with the man in #34 leads to Brasco's partnership with whom?

5. What did Brasco do that his family was not happy about?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What was the impact on Pistone's personal and professional lives due to Pistone's testimony against the mobsters?

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

5. How did Pistone have a close call with almost being identified when agent Tony Conti came to New York for a job?

6. 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?

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

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

9. Describe how Lefty took Pistone under his wing both professionally and personally.

10. What was the double tragedy Pistone faced on the day his wife was in a car accident?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Joe Pistone was no stranger to hurt and pain. From what you know of Johnny's life through this book, what were his biggest sorrows and worst betrayals? How did he manage through them? How did his coping skills evidence themselves in many aspects of his life? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the cultural climate in America in the mid 1970s and 1980s and why the time was right for Pistone to infiltrate the mob. What were the trends in America at the time? How did Pistone differentiate himself from other FBI agent going undercover at that time?

Essay Topic 3

Explain Pistone's use of regionalism in the book. Cite examples of at least two different instances of regionalism and explain why Pistone used them where he did.

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