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A bagman is...

• someone who collects or delivers illegal payments or illegally earned money for someone else:

• a hard-hearted moneylender. They lent money at extortionate (REALLY high) rates of interest.

• a person who has the ability to face difficulties with courage and determination

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In the 1940s, mobsters and gangsters were made up and only used in movies.

• True

• False

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A LOAN SHARK is...

• someone who collects or delivers illegal payments or illegally earned money for someone else:

• a hard-hearted moneylender. They lent money at extortionate (REALLY high) rates of interest.

• a person who has the ability to face difficulties with courage and determination

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The person in this image has some courage and determination. Another word for this is...

• Style

• Moxie

• Toxic Masculinity

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Humphrey Bogart, Bette Davis, and George Brent were all...

• Actors/Actresses

• Soldiers in WW2

• Politicians

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Humphrey Bogart was known for playing characters who were

• ruthless and cruel

• bold but noble

• sensitive and weak

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SCRAP DRIVES were for

• teaching people how to recycle

• collecting metal to build ships

• collecting scrap food for soldier's rations

Erwin Rommel was a tough, bold, and well respected general.

• True

• False

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Lost in Yonkers takes place in...

• 1940s NYC

• 1990s NYC

• Present Day

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Lost in Yonkers is a play. A character tag (part of a play) ...

• tells WHAT a character should say

• tells WHICH character should speak

• tells WHAT a character should DO

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