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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. Alice and George represent well-meaning what?
(a) Intellectual conservatives.
(b) Intellectual social engagers.
(c) Intellectual rightists.
(d) Intellectual leftists.

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

3. Who represents the people who learn about life by reading about it?
(a) The policemen.
(b) The judge and the Press.
(c) The Press.
(d) Alice and George.

4. The gang sees Alice and George's intentions as being fine in theory, but what?
(a) Hard to accomplish in reality.
(b) Ineffective in practice.
(c) Not based in reality.
(d) Slow in practice.

5. How many parts are there in Act 1, scene iv?
(a) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) Five.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the technique called that exposes flaws by making them extreme?

2. According to El Pachuco, what do people think Henry is?

3. What is El Pachuco doing at the beginning of Act 1, scene 7?

4. What does Henry's mother send him in prison that he never receives?

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

(see the answer key)

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