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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 occupation does Henry have after entering the witness protection program?

2. What does Jimmy ask Karen to pick up for him after Henry is arrested for participating in his drug scheme?

3. What is the name of the family that the men must pay off after the original airport heist?

4. How does Henry know that the first person who is whacked is about to be killed?

5. Whose perspective is Chapter 12 told in?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Henry feel about being forced to live a normal life after so many years in the mob?

5. How do the wiseguys treat Stacks' family after he is whacked?

6. Why is Jimmy hesitant to join the heist at first?

7. What lengths do Edward A. McDonald and his men go through in order to find suspects for the Lufthansa robbery?

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

9. What are some of the struggles that Karen and her children have to deal with while Henry is in prison?

10. How does Henry feel once he agrees to enter witness protection and how does his family react?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter 3, the culture of the Brownsville-East area of New York was examined. In what ways does the mob affect this neighborhood, both positively and negatively? How integral is the mob lifestyle to the residents of this area? Do they actually help them or do they only make their situations worse? In what ways are the wiseguys' schemes accepted in their neighborhood? What are some explanations for why no one ever tried to stop them from breaking the law?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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