ALCAPONEAlphonseGabriel Capone was born in the borough of Brooklynin New York on January 17, 1899. His parents were Italian immigrantsGabriele Capone and Teresa Capone. His father was a barberand his mother was a seamstress,both born in Angri,a town in the Provinceof Salerno.Gabrieleand Teresa had nine children. Capone showed promise as a student, buthad trouble with the rules at his strict parochial Catholicschool. His schooling ended at the age of 14,after he was expelled for hitting a female teacher in the face. Heworked at odd jobs around Brooklyn, including a candy store and abowlingalley. During this time, Capone was influenced by gangster JohnnyTorrio, whom he came to regard as a mentor.Inthe beginning, he was employed and mentored by fellow racketeerFrankieYale, a bartenderin a ConeyIsland dance hall and saloon called theHarvard Inn. Capone inadvertently insulted a woman while working thedoor at a Brooklyn night club and was slashed by her brother FrankGallucio. The wounds led to the nickname that Capone loathed:"Scarface". Yale insisted that Capone apologize toGallucio, and later Capone hired him as a bodyguard. Whenphotographed, Capone hid the scarred left side of his face, sayingthat the injuries were war wounds. Capone was called "Snorky",a term for a sharp dresser, by his closest friends.Capone married Mae Josephine Coughlin on December 30, 1918 at age19. She was Irish Catholic and, earlier that month, had given birthto their son Albert Francis "Sonny" Capone. Capone wasunder the age of 21, so his parents had to consent to the marriage inwriting.Atabout 20 years of age, Capone left New York for Chicagoat the invitation of JohnnyTorrio. Capone began in Chicago as a bouncerin a brothel, where he contracted syphilis.Before being sent to Alcatraz Prison in 1934 for a tax evasionconviction, he had amassed a personal fortune estimated at $100million as the head of the infamous crime syndicate.Capone was convicted and was sentenced to eleven years in federalprison in November 1931, fined $50,000 plus $7,692 for court costs,and was held liable for $215,000 plus interest due on his back taxes.Caponewas sent to AtlantaU.S. Penitentiary in May 1932, aged 33. Uponhis arrival at Atlanta, the 250-pound (110 kg) Capone wasofficially diagnosed with syphilisand gonorrhoea.AfterCapone was released from prison, he was referred to JohnsHopkins Hospital in Baltimorefor the treatment of paresis(caused by late-stage syphilis). Capone spent the last years of hislife at his mansion in Palm Island, Florida. On January 21, 1947,Capone had a stroke.He regained consciousness and started to improve, but contractedpneumonia.He suffered a fatal cardiacarrest the next day. On January 25, 1947, AlCapone died in his home, surrounded by his family; he wsburied t MountCarmel Cemetery in Hillside,Illinois.TEXT COMPREHENSION01-AlCapone got the scar that spawned his nickname scarface in_______________.a)NewYork b)Chicago c)Atlanta d)Baltimore e)Hillside02-Checkthe correct altenative according to the text:a)JohnnyTorrio was a relative of Al Caponeb)Al Capone was born in Angri in the province ofSalernoc)AlCapone was a Italian immigrantd)Afterrelease, Al Capone slowly deterioratede)Al Capone met Frank Yale in Chicago03-AlCapone passed away because of aa)heartfailure b)stroke c)syphilis d)pneumonia e)gonorrhea04-Whobred the scar on Al Capones face?a)Frank Yale b)Teresa c)Albert Francis d)Johnny Torrio e)FrankGallucio05-AlCapone died ina)MiamiBeach b)New York c)California d)Italy e)Atlanta Charlie Chaplin's Wives Mildred