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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do the wiseguys describe working men as "already dead"?
(a) Because they wanted to kill them.
(b) Because they thought they were boring.
(c) Because they did not take advantage of breaking the law.
(d) Because they were jealous.

2. What country does Henry's father immigrate from?
(a) Ireland.
(b) England.
(c) Italy.
(d) Mexico.

3. What year is Henry born?
(a) 1940.
(b) 1945.
(c) 1943.
(d) 1939.

4. What year does Henry enter the witness protection program?
(a) 1980.
(b) 1983.
(c) 1979.
(d) 1981.

5. What are the wiseguys who take on the more violent crimes called?
(a) Sidewalk soldiers.
(b) Cabbies.
(c) Gentlemen.
(d) Wiseguys.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Henry initially go to the cabstand?

2. What does Paulie call the stolen credit cards he uses?

3. How old are Henry's children at the start of the book?

4. Who is described as people who "seemed to dawdle about in their adolescence much longer than necessary"?

5. What practice does Henry also begin participating in after his initial scheme?

(see the answer key)

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