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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who observes the police raid in the barrio?
(a) The press.
(b) The lawyers.
(c) INS.
(d) The federal agents.

2. What is the role of El Pachuco at the beginning of Act 1, scene iii?
(a) Henry's confidante.
(b) Henry's conscience.
(c) The narrator.
(d) A commentator.

3. What does Henry's mother not want him to wear to the dance?
(a) Gang colors.
(b) A zoot suit.
(c) A gang sweatshirt.
(d) A t-shirt and jeans.

4. What do Rafas and Henry pull out during the fight?
(a) Whips.
(b) Guns.
(c) Switchblades.
(d) Butcher knives.

5. When George loses he temper when the boys question him, what does he say the organization he works for tries to do?
(a) Wipe out prejudice.
(b) Wipe out bad investigations.
(c) Wipe out bad police officers.
(d) Prevent cover-ups.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who represents the people who learn about life by living it?

2. Where does El Pachuco take the story at the end of Act 1, scene 8?

3. According to the Press, how many members of Henry's gang are arrested?

4. What is the technique called that exposes flaws by making them extreme?

5. What is the name of Henry's father?

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