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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 would determine whether Lefty or Mirra got Brasco?

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

3. What did Brasco think was going to happen to Sonny after Brasco's true identity was revealed?

4. Why did Brasco feel bad about what was going to happen to Sonny?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the night that Pistone stayed in Sonny's New York apartment.

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

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

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

5. What was the only way that Pistone had to find out about who was killed in the hit?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Explain the significance of the book's title. What does Pistone mean by calling it DONNIE BRASCO? What is he trying to emphasize with this emphatic style? Suggest three alternate titles for this book with supporting rationale for each one.

Essay Topic 3

Describe the overall setting and time period for Pistone's undercover operation. What was America like during this time period? What was New York like during this time period? How important are the time period and setting to the attitudes and issues of Pistone and those around him?

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