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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. When Henry starts listening to El Pachuco, it shows he is starting to act less in his own interests and more in the interests of what?
(a) Others.
(b) His community.
(c) His race.
(d) His gang.

2. In Act 1, scene 8, Henry brags that no matter what happens he will do what?
(a) Stand up for the Chicano way of life.
(b) Be a pachuco for life.
(c) Come out on top.
(d) Join the military.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How is everyone dancing at the end of Act 1, scene 7?

2. Who stops the action in the play when Henry and Rafas pull out their weapons?

3. What does Henry believe the police will do to throw him in jail?

4. In Act 1, scene 5, what do the questions from the Press hint at?

5. What kind of cops are leading the investigation that Henry is involved in?

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