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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does El Pachuco take the story at the end of Act 1, scene 8?
(a) To the courtroom.
(b) To the courthouse.
(c) To the newsroom.
(d) To the news station.

2. What is the name for a break in court proceedings?
(a) A break.
(b) A recess.
(c) A closure.
(d) A ending.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of technique is used to make Henry's trial a joke?

2. According to El Pachuco, what happens to a Mexican once he is in jail?

3. In Act 2 Henry is confronted with the notion that he is what as both an individual and as a member of the Chicano community?

4. When the guard calls out their numbers, what do the boys call out?

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

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