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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. Wearing a wire was especially dangerous because __________________________.

2. Sonny Black told Brasco to look for Bruno in which state?

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

4. How did the FBI know that Sonny had been killed?

5. Sonny made plans to move Brasco and his crew to which state?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Create a brief character study of Joe Pistone. 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 were his primary motivations during his life?

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

Create a character study of Lefty. What were his physical characteristics? What were his motivations? What were his fears? What were his dreams? What else can you say about Lefty?

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