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

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

3. What is the name of Henry's mother?
(a) Dolores.
(b) Davita.
(c) Dolly.
(d) Dana.

4. What does the play begin with?
(a) A prologue.
(b) An explanation.
(c) An epilogue.
(d) An action sequence.

5. What does Henry's mother not want him to wear to the dance?
(a) Gang colors.
(b) A t-shirt and jeans.
(c) A gang sweatshirt.
(d) A zoot suit.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who takes Henry out of the line-up and throws him to the floor?

3. Why does El Pachuco think Henry's idea of fighting in the military is ridiculous?

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

5. Who is El Pachuco?

(see the answer key)

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