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Luis Valdez
Zoot Suit (play)

Zoot Suit Quiz

Luis Valdez
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Zoot Suit Quiz

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1)

The tension is between the Chicanos and what other ethnic group? (from Act 1, Part 2)

Middle Easterners.
Asians.
Blacks.
Whites.
2)

Alice tells the audience that Henry did what? (from Act 2, Part 2)

Raised a doctor and a lawyer.
Raised a proud, successful family.
Raised a bunch of hoodlums.
Raised a large family.
3)

The actor who plays Edwards also plays what role? (from Act 1, Part 3)

The Judge.
The Jury.
The Prosecution.
The Audience.
4)

Who represents the people who learn about life by reading about it? (from Act 1, Part 2)

The Press.
The policemen.
The judge and the Press.
Alice and George.
5)

Where had the Downeys been causing trouble earlier in the evening? (from Act 1, Part 3)

At the grocery store.
At the diner.
At the party.
At the movie theater.
6)

What type of technique is used to make Henry's trial a joke? (from Act 1, Part 3)

Ridicule.
Satire.
Aristotilian events.
Confluence.
7)

Rudy tells the audience that Henry did what? (from Act 2, Part 2)

Fought in Vietnam.
Was a great soldier.
Served in the Air Force.
Fought in Korea.
8)

Joey is victimized by the police because his clothing suggests he is what? (from Act 2, Part 2)

A Chicano.
A gangster.
A threat.
A pachuco.
9)

After the verdict, George and Alice promise Henry that there will be what? (from Act 1, Part 3)

A re-trial.
A reversal.
A mis-trial.
An appeal.
10)

The actors who play the Press also play what role? (from Act 1, Part 3)

The Narrator.
The Court Clerk.
The Prosecution.
The Audience.
11)

What is one of the narration techniques used to narrate the riot scenes? (from Act 2, Part 1)

Imagery.
Symbolism.
Location.
Movement.
12)

On how many counts are the defendants found guilty? (from Act 1, Part 3)

All.
Four.
None.
Half.
13)

What do Della and Henry hear after Della accepts Henry's proposal? (from Act 1, Part 3)

Henry's family being attacked.
Henry's car being attacked.
Della's family being attacked.
Della's car being attacked.
14)

Rudy wants Henry to hurry up and have a wedding so he can be what? (from Act 2, Part 2)

Best man.
Brother of the groom.
Presider.
Present.
15)

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? (from Act 1, Part 2)

His race.
Others.
His gang.
His community.
16)

Who comes to Los Angeles on the night of the Riots? (from Act 2, Part 1)

Sailors on leave.
Airmen on leave.
Soldiers on leave.
Marines on leave.
17)

Why does Henry hesitate to marry Della? (from Act 2, Part 2)

Because of his feelings for Alice.
Because he doesn't love Della anymore.
Because he kissed Alice.
Because Della is carrying somenoe else's child.
18)

What good news does George have when he visits the boys after their trial? (from Act 2, Part 1)

They are being moved to a different location.
Care packages are coming.
The appeal is progressing.
They have enough money in their defense fund.
19)

Who blocks Henry's way when Henry is going to rush out and defend Joey? (from Act 2, Part 2)

Delores.
Enrique.
George.
Della.
20)

What happens to the lights at the end of the play? (from Act 2, Part 2)

They turn red.
They fade to black.
They turn brightly on.
They fade to blue.
21)

What sentence do Henry and the others receive? (from Act 1, Part 3)

Imprisonment.
Parole.
Life without parole.
Life imprisonment.
22)

Henry loses his temper with El Pachuco and demands that El Pachuco do what? (from Act 2, Part 1)

Leave him alone.
Get out of his brain.
Stop talking.
Never talk to him again.
23)

What element of the play is closed at the end of Act 1? (from Act 1, Part 3)

The mystery of Sleepy River.
The mystery of Sleepy Cove.
The mystery of Sleepy Lagoon.
The mystery of Sleepy Hollow.
24)

Who do the military members attack while on leave in Los Angeles? (from Act 2, Part 1)

The Asians.
The Chicanos.
The pachucos.
The non-whites.
25)

The gang sees Alice and George's intentions as being fine in theory, but what? (from Act 1, Part 2)

Ineffective in practice.
Not based in reality.
Hard to accomplish in reality.
Slow in practice.
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