Former DEA agent sentenced to 5 years in prison — Reading comprehension exercise



STEP 1 - Read the following article: READING COMPREHENSION ARTICLE 8


STEP 2 - Answer these questions (choose the best answer):

1. Some of the drug traffickers Joseph Bongiovanni protected _____________.
  were Canadian
  were childhood friends of his
  were members of his family

2. Bongiovanni's sentence was _____________.
  less than what prosecutors hoped he'd get
  5 years of community service
  more than anybody thought he'd get

3. The disgraced lawman was _____________ taking a quarter of a million dollars in bribes from the mafia.
  convicted of
  never charged with
  acquitted of

4. The judge who sentenced Bongiovanni thinks that five years in prison _____________.
  is too lenient a sentence
  is too long a sentence for a man who had done so much good for the community beforehand
  won't be easy for the lawman

5. Which of the following is NOT mentioned about Bongiovanni in the article?
  Him singlehandedly breaking up a crime ring that smuggled drugs into Canada
  Him saving people from a fire
  Him helping put drug dealers behind bars

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