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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Alice and George represent well-meaning what?
(a) Intellectual leftists.
(b) Intellectual social engagers.
(c) Intellectual conservatives.
(d) Intellectual rightists.

2. What does Henry's mother send him in prison that he never receives?
(a) A letter.
(b) A care package.
(c) Money.
(d) Clean clothes.

3. The tension is between the Chicanos and what other ethnic group?
(a) Asians.
(b) Middle Easterners.
(c) Whites.
(d) Blacks.

4. El Pachuco says Henry should stay and fight a war in his hometown against what?
(a) Crime.
(b) Prejudice.
(c) Unemployment.
(d) Poverty.

5. What does El Pachuco do when Henry's mother and father leave?
(a) Sing.
(b) Give an aside.
(c) Cry.
(d) Dance.

6. Before leaving, Alice reassures Henry that she believes what?
(a) That their lives will be better.
(b) In the fairness of the courts.
(c) In his innocence.
(d) That they will get a fair trial.

7. El Pachuco tells Henry that George and Alice are using him for what?
(a) Money.
(b) Their own purposes.
(c) To get ahead in the world.
(d) AS a poster boy for injustice.

8. Who stops the action in the play when Henry and Rafas pull out their weapons?
(a) The police.
(b) El Pachuco.
(c) George.
(d) Henry.

9. How many parts are there in Act 1, scene iv?
(a) Three.
(b) Five.
(c) Four.
(d) Two.

10. What job does Alice say she has?
(a) Social activist.
(b) Immigration lawyer.
(c) Lawyer.
(d) Public defender.

11. What era is El Pachuco's zoot suit from?
(a) The 70s.
(b) The 40s.
(c) The 50s.
(d) The 20s.

12. Where does Act 1, scene iii take place?
(a) At a trial.
(b) At a police station.
(c) In jail.
(d) In a courthouse.

13. According to the Press, how many members of Henry's gang are arrested?
(a) Twenty-two.
(b) Twenty-three.
(c) Twenty-five.
(d) Twenty-four.

14. What is the setting of Act 1, scene i?
(a) A church in the barrio.
(b) A store in the barrio.
(c) A meeting in the barrio.
(d) A dance in the barrio.

15. According to El Pachuco, what do people think Henry is?
(a) A violent thug.
(b) A patient gang member.
(c) A peaceful leader.
(d) A smart man.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of cops are leading the investigation that Henry is involved in?

2. What is name of the rival gang that appears in Act 1, scene i?

3. Other than Henry, what is the name of one of the gang members in prison?

4. According to El Pachuco, why is Alice asking Henry questions?

5. What does the play begin with?

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