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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Henry do when the guard comes in with new and more difficult work assignments?
(a) Gives in.
(b) Asks for reassignment.
(c) Beats the guard up.
(d) Resists.

2. In Joey's letters the audience is able to see he is falling in love with whom?
(a) Della.
(b) Alice.
(c) Allison.
(d) Rosemarie.

3. At the end of Act 1, scene11, El Pachuco says that it is what?
(a) Time to go to jail.
(b) The end of prejudice.
(c) Intermission.
(d) The end of the matter.

4. On how many counts are the defendants found guilty?
(a) All.
(b) Four.
(c) None.
(d) Half.

5. Henry loses his temper with El Pachuco and demands that El Pachuco do what?
(a) Stop talking.
(b) Leave him alone.
(c) Get out of his brain.
(d) Never talk to him again.

6. Every objection George makes during the trial is what?
(a) Allowed.
(b) Granted.
(c) Denied.
(d) Thrown out.

7. What is one of the narration techniques used to narrate the riot scenes?
(a) Symbolism.
(b) Location.
(c) Movement.
(d) Imagery.

8. In Act 1, scene 11, it is clear that the prosecution's questioning of Della is an attempt to do what?
(a) Get to the truth of the matter.
(b) Railroad Henry and the others.
(c) Set Henry and the others free.
(d) Put the guilty people in jail.

9. El Pachuco's defiance at the end of Act 2, scene 6, shows that he is what?
(a) A true pachuco.
(b) A Chicano.
(c) Persecuted.
(d) An idiot.

10. Where does the Judge order Della to go?
(a) Reform school.
(b) The military.
(c) Prison.
(d) A girls' ranch.

11. What does Henry ask for when he finally writes to Alice?
(a) A private meeting.
(b) A care package.
(c) An update on their appeal.
(d) An update on his family.

12. What is George not allowed to do with his clients during the trial?
(a) Hear from his clients.
(b) Consult with his clients.
(c) Speak for his clients.
(d) See his clients.

13. El Pachuco tells Henry that the only way to survive the darkness is to forget what?
(a) Della.
(b) The outside world.
(c) His family.
(d) His ambitions.

14. Who comes to Los Angeles on the night of the Riots?
(a) Soldiers on leave.
(b) Sailors on leave.
(c) Airmen on leave.
(d) Marines on leave.

15. In what Act and scene does the Judge give the verdict?
(a) Act 1, scene 9.
(b) Act 1, scene 10.
(c) Act 1, scene 11.
(d) Act 1 scene 8.

Short Answer Questions

1. The actors who play the Press also play what role?

2. In Act 1, scene 10, Henry and Della are strolling where?

3. Who does Henry have a last moment with before being led off after the verdict?

4. Where had the Downeys been causing trouble earlier in the evening?

5. What good news does George have when he visits the boys after their trial?

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