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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. Who is Henry's girlfriend when Henry appears for the first time in the play?
(a) Della.
(b) Stella.
(c) Ella.
(d) Vella.

2. Who takes Henry out of the line-up and throws him to the floor?
(a) Banks.
(b) Franks.
(c) Smith.
(d) Edwards.

3. What does Henry's mother not want him to wear to the dance?
(a) A t-shirt and jeans.
(b) Gang colors.
(c) A zoot suit.
(d) A gang sweatshirt.

4. What is El Pachuco doing at the beginning of Act 1, scene 7?
(a) Thinking.
(b) Singing.
(c) Dancing.
(d) Commenting on the action.

5. What era is El Pachuco's zoot suit from?
(a) The 70s.
(b) The 20s.
(c) The 40s.
(d) The 50s.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is a zoot suit cut?

2. El Pachuco tells Henry that George and Alice are using him for what?

3. What does the zoot suit take a lot of to make?

4. Before condemning the Chicano community, Edwards says he sees what type of potential in Henry?

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

(see the answer key)

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