Questions for Chapter 4

Questions for Chapter 4 in the book:

1. Who was Thomas Machacek? (p.71,72,73, 74 a bit)

2. What was ETG? what does the ETG scandal show? (p.77,78,79,80)

3. Who was Gongazde and what does his story show? (p.83,84,85)

4. What is FC Sheriff Tiraspol? (92,93,94,96) check out their website, and the wikipedia entry

Questions for chapter 3

Here are the questions for Chapter 3:

1. What is black gold? p.48-52
2. What is the story of Artyom Tarasov? p.53,54,55,59,60
3. What is the Solntsevo Brotherhood and how do they operate? p.63-66
4. How is the Russian mafia different from classic mob families? p.60-63

Questions for chapter 2

Hello everybody,

Here are the questions for Chapter 2:

1. Who is Milo Djukanovic? (pages 21,23-26)
2. Who is Vladimir 'Vanja' Bokan? (pages 29,30,31,34)
3. What was the effect of UN sanctions on Yugoslavia? (p.30-33)
4. What was the connection between Bulgaria and Colombia? (p.42-45)

Questions for Chapter 1

Hello everyone in the Mafia class,

Here are the questions for Chapter 1:

1. What was the DS, and what did they do? (pages 5,6,7)
2. What happened to Bulgaria after 1989? (pages 8-11)
3. Describe car theft and its significance. (p. 12,13,14,15)
4. What was the Highway of Shame? (p.16-19)

Helen Oxbury

Helen Oxbury (the man holding a child up): the use of gouache, with the even colours and lack of blurriness, lets viewers directly experience the openness and affection given and received

Comments on Mitchell's Images

Zachary's Ball: the use of pencil, with its emphasis on lights and dark, focuses the readers attention on the face of the boy and the emotions he is experiencing

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