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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 tells the Hill family that they will be entering the witness protection program?

2. What drug does Henry do in Chapter 19?

3. What honest job does Henry hold?

4. Whose perspective is Chapter 12 told in?

5. Who is the first person on the heist crew to be whacked?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Henry find out that Jimmy wants to whack Marty Krugman and how does Henry react to this?

2. Why does Karen stop visiting Henry in prison once a week?

3. How do the police eventually get enough information to arrest Henry?

4. What circumstances lead to Jimmy and Henry being sentenced to 10 years in prison after the bar fight?

5. What does Judy the drug courier do that likely leads to Henry's arrest at his home?

6. Why does the money in the Lufthansa cargo vault seem so appealing to Henry and his men?

7. Why do Henry, Jimmy, and Casey Rosado visit Florida at the beginning of Chapter 12?

8. How does Henry spend his time while in the Lewisburg Federal Penitentiary?

9. What circumstances lead Henry to consider cooperating with the police?

10. How does Henry's daughter react to the present he gives her after getting out of jail?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

By showing the ease in which the police come up with Jimmy and his gangs' names after the Lufthansa case, the author shows that the wiseguys weren't completely in charge. How does this foreshadow the sudden demise of Henry's lifestyle? Since his life was so dependent on lies, are you surprised that it took so long for Henry to be taken down?

Essay Topic 2

In what ways does the author use Henry's perspective to his advantage when describing the Air Cargo Center robbery? Why do you think the author chose to use Henry's point of view to tell this story? What details would have been left out had the author told the story from someone else's perspective?

Essay Topic 3

Henry was often treated with disrespect and hatred at home. How do you feel this influenced his becoming a wiseguy? Do you think that it is one of his biggest motivations or a coincidence? In what ways does this motivate and prepare him for a life in the mob? Are these downfalls to blame for these men entering a life of crime or are they simply a part of the typical wiseguy demographic? Is it possible for a wiseguy to be from a rich and well balanced home?

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