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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. Where does Act 1, scene iii take place?
(a) In jail.
(b) At a police station.
(c) In a courthouse.
(d) At a trial.

2. According to Alice, why is she asking Henry questions?
(a) She works for him.
(b) She is George's assistant.
(c) She pities him.
(d) She wants to be his friend.

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

4. El Pachuco describes the "Pachuco" as part heroic what?
(a) Story.
(b) Tale.
(c) Poem.
(d) Joke.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. El Pachuco describes the "Pachuco" as part mythic what?

4. What does El Pachuco believe should be most important to a true pachuco?

5. Alice and George represent well-meaning what?

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