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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. What item does Henry buy that upsets his mother?

2. What type of credit cards does Henry steal after he quits working at Azores?

3. Why does Henry initially go to the cabstand?

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

5. Who is described as Paulie's "right hand man" in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe how the wiseguys rob trucks.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter 9, Henry buys a maid only to return her later because she was fat. In what ways does his treatment to the maid show his views on humanity?

Essay Topic 2

In Chapters 13 and 14, the reader is shown the same story from two different perspectives: Henry's and Karen's. Compare and contrast these two perspectives. How does Henry's view of his life in prison differ from Karen's? Who do you think suffers more, and why?

Essay Topic 3

After Jimmy whacks Marty Krugman, he has his men console his family. In what ways does this show the true nature of Jimmy? How does this act foreshadow what is to come for Henry? Why do you feel that Henry does not become suspicious of Jimmy right then?

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