Zoot Suit Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 118 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Zoot Suit Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 118 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is El Pachuco doing at the beginning of Act 1, scene 7?

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

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

4. El Pachuco describes the "Pachuco" as part mythic what?

5. Where does Henry put his knife?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the story told in Act 2, scene 7?

2. What do the different endings presented about Henry's life symbolize?

3. What does it mean that Henry begins to listen to El Pachuco in Act 1, scene 7?

4. What news does George give the boys when he visits them in jail?

5. What do Edwards and Smith do when trying to get information out of Henry?

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

7. What happens after Della's testimony?

8. How does El Pachuco describe himself in the first Act?

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

10. Why does Henry refuse his mother's request that he change out of his zoot suit?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Using examples from the play, explain how El Pachuco functions as Henry's conscience.

Essay Topic 2

Using examples from the play, explain how the tension between whites and Chicanos is shown and what effect this tension has on the play.

Essay Topic 3

Why does the author continue the play past the happy ending point? Support your answer with examples from the play.

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