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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. What good news does George have when he visits the boys after their trial?
(a) Care packages are coming.
(b) They have enough money in their defense fund.
(c) They are being moved to a different location.
(d) The appeal is progressing.

2. What job does Alice say she has?
(a) Immigration lawyer.
(b) Lawyer.
(c) Social activist.
(d) Public defender.

3. What was Rudy doing the night of the Sleepy Lagoon murder that Henry was warned about?
(a) Doing drugs.
(b) Starting a fight.
(c) Drinking too much.
(d) Wanting to fight.

4. What does it suggest that the Press plays the prosecution?
(a) That someone other than the justice system is creating prejudice.
(b) That the press is influencing public perception of the Chicanos.
(c) That someone other than the justice system is trying the gang.
(d) That the press is influencing the jury in the trial.

5. The tension is between the Chicanos and what other ethnic group?
(a) Asians.
(b) Middle Easterners.
(c) Whites.
(d) Blacks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the last thing that happens before the jury deliberates?

2. What does Henry say to George when George leaves the boys after their trial?

3. What does Henry do after El Pachuco fades into the shadows with his arms risen at the end of Act 2, scene 6?

4. According to Della, what is the man's name who dies the night of the Sleepy Lagoon murder?

5. The Prosecution says Henry and his friends aren't only guilty of the crime, but are also guilty of what?

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