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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. Who invited Brasco to stay at his apartment with him in New York?

2. Who was Sonny's girlfriend?

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

4. Brasco has to give his contact details, dates and names ___________________.

5. Which one of the wiseguys was also killed because of his validation of Brasco?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was the FBI worried when they learned that Sonny was ready to have Pistone made?

2. How did the FBI get Conti out of the operation when they thought things were getting too dangerous for him?

3. What was the King's Court and why did the FBI fund it?

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

5. What was the risk that mobsters ran if they got into the drug business?

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

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

8. What happened at another Vegas night at King's Court and why does this make Sonny even more determined to get into the drug business?

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

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

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 3

Explain the role of women in America in the 1970s and 1980s. What precedents did they feel compelled to follow? What restrictions did they have? What freedoms did they have that 21st century women do not have? What belief system about women was evident in how Pistone's wife led her life? Explain.

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