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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Act 2, scene 8, what happens with the appeal?
(a) The boys win.
(b) The boys lose.
(c) It is denied.
(d) It is overturned.

2. On how many counts are the defendants found guilty?
(a) None.
(b) Half.
(c) All.
(d) Four.

3. What does El Pachuco tell Henry that the guard did?
(a) Behaved like a white man.
(b) Behaved like a guard.
(c) Set him up.
(d) Hated Chicanos.

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

5. What is the technique called that exposes flaws by making them extreme?
(a) Irony.
(b) Exaggeration.
(c) Satire.
(d) Ridicule.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Henry's mother not want him to wear to the dance?

2. Joey is victimized by the police because his clothing suggests he is what?

3. How is everyone dancing at the end of Act 1, scene 7?

4. George insists that the Prosecution has only proved what?

5. Before leaving, Alice reassures Henry that she believes what?

(see the answer key)

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