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

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

3. What is name of the rival gang that appears in Act 1, scene i?
(a) Wests.
(b) Easts.
(c) Sourtenos.
(d) Downeys.

4. According to El Pachuco, what era of the Chicanos wanted to live the powerful pachuco dream?
(a) 50s.
(b) 40s.
(c) 20s.
(d) 30s.

5. El Pachuco says Henry should stay and fight a war in his hometown against what?
(a) Poverty.
(b) Prejudice.
(c) Crime.
(d) Unemployment.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the sound that is blaring at the beginning of Act 1, scene ii?

2. Who beats Henry into unconsciousness?

3. Where does Act 1, scene iii take place?

4. El Pachuco describes the "Pachuco" as part heroic what?

5. What is the setting of Act 1, scene i?

(see the answer key)

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