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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 era is El Pachuco's zoot suit from?
(a) The 50s.
(b) The 70s.
(c) The 40s.
(d) The 20s.

2. Who observes the police raid in the barrio?
(a) INS.
(b) The federal agents.
(c) The lawyers.
(d) The press.

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

4. What does Henry believe the police will do to throw him in jail?
(a) Set people up to accuse him.
(b) Charge him with a parole violation.
(c) Set him up on a phony charge.
(d) Make him commit another crime.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The powerful pachuco dream, according to El Pachuco, is to be a proud and ______ Chicano.

2. What is the role of El Pachuco at the beginning of Act 1, scene iii?

3. Where does the fight that Edwards and Smith want Henry to tell them about occur?

4. What does the play begin with?

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

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