Rat Bastards#5

Rat Bastards #5

Comments

1. Shea was working well on his own and his ability and smarts intrigued Whitey.
2. Being recruted by the Irsh Mob was the start of a new life that Shea would have to endure.
3. Penelope was a tough but very understanding woman.
4. Red went from being a stand-up guy to a stand-up guy and Whitey's Protege.
5. Being Whitey's protege gave Red aolt more respect than he already had.

Questions

1. How many people failed Whitey's TEST?
2. How much different would Red's life have been if he had failed the test?
3. Would Penelope stay around for Shea when things got rough?
4. What made Shea some much different from the others in the Mob to be considered Whitey's protege?

Vocabulary

1. Protege: Somebody under patronage of another.
2. Nine-millimeter: a type of gun
3. turf- Area of expertise

Literary terms

1. Metaphor: "He has his eye on the future."
2. Description: "... those liquid brown eyes, and her full lips..."

Over View

1. Chapters 13-17 were mainly about what transpired right after the Mobs recrutement of Red Shea