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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is the truth about what happened the night of the raid revealed?
(a) Through flashbacks.
(b) Through an aside.
(c) In a soliloquy.
(d) In a narrative.

2. The tension is between the Chicanos and what other ethnic group?
(a) Whites.
(b) Blacks.
(c) Middle Easterners.
(d) Asians.

3. When George loses he temper when the boys question him, what does he say the organization he works for tries to do?
(a) Wipe out bad police officers.
(b) Wipe out prejudice.
(c) Wipe out bad investigations.
(d) Prevent cover-ups.

4. What is the role of El Pachuco at the beginning of Act 1, scene iii?
(a) Henry's conscience.
(b) Henry's confidante.
(c) The narrator.
(d) A commentator.

5. When George Shearer meets the boys for the first time, he says he is a lawyer hired to do what?
(a) Protect the boys' gang.
(b) Represent the boys.
(c) Protect the boys' parents.
(d) Keep the boys out of jail.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How many parts are there in Act 1, scene iv?

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