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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the sound that is blaring at the beginning of Act 1, scene ii?
(a) Car horns.
(b) Beat boxes.
(c) Music.
(d) Sirens.

2. El Pachuco describes the "Pachuco" as part mythic what?
(a) God.
(b) Tale.
(c) Man.
(d) Hero.

3. Who takes Henry out of the line-up and throws him to the floor?
(a) Franks.
(b) Edwards.
(c) Banks.
(d) Smith.

4. What is exploding at the beginning of Act 1, scene ii?
(a) People's tempers.
(b) Cars.
(c) Pipe bombs.
(d) Flashbulbs.

5. What is the setting of Act 1, scene i?
(a) A meeting in the barrio.
(b) A church in the barrio.
(c) A dance in the barrio.
(d) A store in the barrio.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the play begin with?

2. How is the truth about what happened the night of the raid revealed?

3. What is the name of Henry's father?

4. Who observes the police raid in the barrio?

5. What era is El Pachuco's zoot suit from?

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