Son of the Mob

Chapters 1-5

Reading Check

1. The Mafia (Chapter 1)

2. Alex (Chapter 1)

3. A vending machine business (Chapter 2)

4. Ray Francione (Chapter 2)

5. Football (Chapter 3)

6. New York City (Chapter 4)

7. Cede (Chapter 4)

8. He works for the FBI. (Chapter 5)

Short Answer

1. Vince discovers there is a still-living body in his trunk: Jimmy Rat, who owes his father money. Vince feels his family is often involving him in their mob crimes and he doesn’t want to be part of them. (Chapter 1)

2. Vince tries to join football, but the other players will not engage with him because they fear the consequences of playing with a mob boss’s son. (Chapter 3)

3. Tommy realizes that Kendra’s last name is Bightly, which sounds a lot like the insulting name his father made up. Tommy concludes that the FBI agent who bugs his house is Kendra’s father. (Chapter 5)

Chapters 6-10

Reading Check

1. Cat lovers (Chapter 6)

2. Kendra (