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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Act 1, scene 5, what do the questions from the Press hint at?
(a) A frame-up.
(b) Prejudice.
(c) Shoddy investigative work.
(d) Beatings.

2. Who represents the people who learn about life by living it?
(a) Henry and El Pachuco.
(b) Rosarita and Jose.
(c) Della and Allison.
(d) Rafas and Ruby.

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

4. The powerful pachuco dream, according to El Pachuco, is to be a proud and ______ Chicano.
(a) Handsome.
(b) Visible.
(c) Rich.
(d) Powerful.

5. Who is El Pachuco?
(a) The narrator.
(b) The chorus.
(c) The star of the play.
(d) The main character.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of cops are leading the investigation that Henry is involved in?

2. Who represents the people who learn about life by reading about it?

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

4. What does El Pachuco do when Henry's mother and father leave?

5. What does Henry tell George when George convinces him to let him work for the boy?

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