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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 does Henry go to Florida with in Chapter 12?

2. What is the name of the drug courier who is carrying drugs to Pittsburgh?

3. Why can't Jimmy become a made man?

4. Who is Jimmy Burke accused of murdering when Henry testifies against him?

5. What event happens at the end of Chapter 19?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Henry do during the two year stall before his prison sentence?

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

5. Why do the police have a hard time convicting anyone of the crime?

6. How does the college basketball scheme work?

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

8. How does Henry react at first after being arrested, and what is his reaction when he isn't immediately let go?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At a very young age, Henry is coerced into committing illegal acts for the wiseguys. In what ways is Henry talked into committing these acts? What is his reaction when he is told to commit them? How are these crimes viewed in the eyes of the mobsters?

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

Henry joins the wiseguys and begins committing crimes at a very young age. Does his character deserve any sympathy from the reader because of his youth? Is Henry more naive to fall into the wiseguy lifestyle because of his young age? If you do think he deserves sympathy as a child, does he also deserve it as he grows up? Could he help his actions as an adult because of these circumstances?

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