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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The type of people Alice and George represent are common at the time of the play, and when else?
(a) In the 80s.
(b) In the 20s.
(c) In the 1800s.
(d) Today.

2. When does the Downey gang disappear from the fight between Henry and Rafas?
(a) When Rafas orders them to leave.
(b) When Henry lets Rafas go.
(c) When Rafas beats up Henry.
(d) When Henry beats up Rafas.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who represents the people who learn about life by living it?

2. El Pachuco says Henry should stay and fight a war in his hometown against what?

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

4. What word best describes El Pachuco's attitude towards white people?

5. At the end of Act 1, scene11, El Pachuco says that it is what?

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