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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What time does Henry come home when Karen and her parents wait up on him?
(a) Midnight.
(b) 3:00 a.m.
(c) 2:30 a.m.
(d) 6:30 a.m.

2. What type of credit cards does Henry steal after he quits working at Azores?
(a) MasterCharge.
(b) Master Card.
(c) Visa.
(d) American Express.

3. What disability does Henry's brother, Michael, have?
(a) He is retarded.
(b) He has one leg.
(c) He has one arm.
(d) He is in a wheelchair.

4. Why does the author decide that Henry's story is worth hearing?
(a) Because he thinks the story is interesting.
(b) Because Henry had an interesting story.
(c) Because Henry was his friend.
(d) Because he has a detached perspective to mafia life.

5. What is the first job Henry and his new partner are assigned?
(a) Waiters.
(b) Union bricklayers.
(c) Cab drivers.
(d) Errand boys.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Henry enter the witness protection program with?

2. What sum do Henry and his friends steal from the airport at the beginning of Chapter 8?

3. What state does Jimmy buy cigarettes from?

4. Who holds the keys to the airport strong room?

5. What year is Henry born?

Short Essay Questions

1. What has Henry begun doing that causes a lot of friction between Karen and her parents?

2. Discuss some of the schemes that Henry took part in during Chapter 2 before taking part in the gambling ring.

3. Why do Henry's parents disapprove of their son's new job at the cabstand?

4. Why does Henry want to become partners with Lenny and what are some of the perks that come along with it?

5. Describe what Tommy and Jimmy do with Billy Batts' after Tommy shoots him in The Suite.

6. Why does Henry fall for Karen when before he wasn't interested in having one steady girlfriend?

7. Discuss what jobs Henry is given involving the gambling ring.

8. What is the typical wiseguy like?

9. Describe the ambush the wiseguys took out on a local restaurant staff in Chapter 10.

10. Describe why the author, Nicholas Pileggi, decides to write the book from Henry Hill's perspective.

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