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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 do Jimmy and his gang take from drivers after they are robbed?
(a) Their driver's licenses.
(b) Their car.
(c) Their clothes.
(d) Their money.

2. What is Henry's motto in Chapter 9?
(a) Kill, kill.
(b) Attack first and ask questions later.
(c) I'm the man.
(d) Never say never.

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

4. Who is "bored with the egomaniacal ravings of illiterate hoods masquerading as benevolent Godfathers"?
(a) Jimmy Burke.
(b) Henry Hill.
(c) Nicholas Pileggi.
(d) Paul Vario.

5. What does Henry do to the man who threatens Karen?
(a) Throws him off a roof.
(b) Beats him with a gun.
(c) Drowns him.
(d) Shoots him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the restaurant Henry and his partner begin working at after being let go from their first job?

2. Why does Henry spend the last two months of his Army enlistment in the stockade?

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

4. In what time does the book mention that most mafiosi begin coming to this area?

5. Where is the jail located that Henry is sent to in Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the book describe how the mafia rose in the Brownsville-East New York area?

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

3. What is the author's intent for writing this book?

4. Why does Henry choose the cabstand when looking for a part-time job?

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

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

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

8. How does Linda view Henry's marriage to Karen?

9. Describe why the wiseguys throw Henry a party in Chapter 2.

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

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