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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When Henry starts listening to El Pachuco, it shows he is starting to act less in his own interests and more in the interests of what?
(a) Others.
(b) His gang.
(c) His community.
(d) His race.

3. Why is Henry desperate to get out of jail?
(a) To go into the Army.
(b) To go into the Navy.
(c) To go into the Air Force.
(d) To go into the Marines.

4. George is angry because what is being withheld from the gang members?
(a) Medicine.
(b) Clean clothing.
(c) Familial visits.
(d) Food.

5. El Pachuco describes the "Pachuco" as part heroic what?
(a) Story.
(b) Tale.
(c) Joke.
(d) Poem.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the truth about what happened the night of the raid revealed?

2. What era is El Pachuco's zoot suit from?

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

4. What is the sound that is blaring at the beginning of Act 1, scene ii?

5. El Pachuco says Henry should stay and fight a war in his hometown against what?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do the sailors believe that the pachucos aren't real Americans?

2. What is the powerful pachuco dream?

3. Why do the people present react badly to Joey appearing in a zoot suit?

4. What does Lt. Edwards say about the mass lineup?

5. What clear message is the audience left with after viewing the trial of Henry and the gang members?

6. What happens the night of the Zoot Suit Riots?

7. What happens to get Henry thrown into solitary confinement?

8. What does the singing of El Pachuco suggest?

9. When George tells the boys he is leaving, what does he struggle to convince them?

10. Why is Henry pleased by Alice's reaction when he tells her that he is dropping out of the appeal?

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