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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. Who holds the keys to the airport strong room?

2. What is the name of the insider at the airport?

3. What is the first job Henry and his new partner are assigned?

4. What are the names of the two mobsters who want to kill Henry?

5. Where is the guard when Henry first attempts to enter the strong room?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What are some of the ways Karen notices that Henry's profession as a bricklayer might not be as it seems?

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

4. Why do Henry and his friends go to Las Vegas just after the Air Cargo Center robbery?

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

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

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

8. To what lengths does the author have to go in order to meet with Henry Hill, Jr.?

9. Why does Paulie worry about Henry and Peter dating Linda and Veralynn, and why does he eventually allow them to date?

10. Describe some of the illegal schemes that Henry takes part in while serving in the Army.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Throughout most of his marriage, Henry lies to Karen about almost everything in much part because that is what most wiseguys did. What does this tell the reader in regards to how wiseguys valued other people? How does this showcase their self-serving nature?

Essay Topic 2

How does Jimmy's paranoia of the Lufthansa robbery foreshadow the events that later transpired? Is the author giving the reader clues that everything the wiseguys thought about life would soon change or is he simply trying to portray Jimmy's personality?

Essay Topic 3

During the Lufthansa robbery, many of the men treated the act casually although they knew it was a serious crime. In what ways do the men involved in the robbery show their immaturity and overconfidence? Why do you think they had such little fear of getting caught?

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