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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. El Pachuco describes the "Pachuco" as part mythic what?
(a) Tale.
(b) Man.
(c) God.
(d) Hero.

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

3. According to El Pachuco, why is Alice asking Henry questions?
(a) To make herself look smart.
(b) Because she is biased.
(c) To get herself ahead.
(d) For her own purposes.

4. According to El Pachuco, what happens to a Mexican once he is in jail?
(a) He dies in jail.
(b) He stays in jail.
(c) He lives in jail.
(d) He fights in jail.

5. Who represents the people who learn about life by reading about it?
(a) Alice and George.
(b) The Press.
(c) The judge and the Press.
(d) The policemen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the zoot suit take a lot of to make?

2. El Pachuco tells Henry that George and Alice are using him for what?

3. Who is Henry's girlfriend when Henry appears for the first time in the play?

4. What is the last thing that happens before the jury deliberates?

5. At the end of Act 1, scene11, El Pachuco says that it is what?

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