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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 was the name of the club that Brasco wanted to open with Agent Rossi in Florida?

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

3. What did the cops confirm about Sonny Red's body?

4. What happened when the Bonnano family was having another Vegas Night in Florida?

5. What was the amount of the open contract put out on Brasco after his true identity was revealed?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why was it dangerous for Sonny and Lefty as well as Pistone when they learned that Pistone was an FBI agent?

5. Why was Pistone angry that the hit with Lefty was ultimately called off?

6. Why was the FBI concerned when Lefty disappeared in the days after the decision regarding who Pistone belonged with?

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

8. How did Sonny's relationship with Pistone develop?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain Pistone's conflicted feelings when asked if he would do the undercover job in the Mafia again. Be sure to incorporate his feelings as a family man as well as his commitment to his job as an FBI agent.

Essay Topic 2

Substance abuse seemed to be an unnamed character in the book. How pervasive was the abuse? Why did it have such a prevalent place in Pistone's life? How did it affect him? Explain how an inanimate object or characteristic can be a character.

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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