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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. How old is Karen when she meets Henry?
(a) 20.
(b) 17.
(c) 18.
(d) 19.

2. What gift does Paulie give Henry in Chapter 3?
(a) A car.
(b) Money.
(c) A book.
(d) A wide-angle rearview mirror.

3. What occupation does Karen think Henry has?
(a) A bricklayer.
(b) A CPA.
(c) A waiter.
(d) A bank teller.

4. Why does Henry get rid of his maid?
(a) His wife makes him.
(b) She can't clean.
(c) She is nosy.
(d) She is fat.

5. Who is described as people who "seemed to dawdle about in their adolescence much longer than necessary"?
(a) American children.
(b) Dogs.
(c) Foreigners.
(d) Men at the cabstand.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Henry do to the man who threatens Karen?

2. Who is assigned as Henry's partner in Chapter 4?

3. Why do the wiseguys describe working men as "already dead"?

4. Why does the author decide that Henry's story is worth hearing?

5. Where does Tommy kill Billy Batts?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Henry ask Karen to do after he beats up her neighbor, and how does she react to this?

2. Why is the author, Nicholas Pileggi, hesitant to meet with Henry Hill, Jr. and write the book?

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

4. Describe how the insider Frenchy helped the mobsters steal $480,000 from the Air Cargo Center.

5. Why does Jimmy buy cigarettes outside of New York?

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

7. Describe how the wiseguys rob trucks.

8. Why does Henry decide to start an honest business by buying The Suite?

9. Why does Henry decide to enlist in the military?

10. How does Henry get away with using stolen credit cards so often?

(see the answer keys)

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