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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of Act 1, scene11, El Pachuco says that it is what?
(a) Intermission.
(b) The end of prejudice.
(c) The end of the matter.
(d) Time to go to jail.

2. When the guard calls out their numbers, what do the boys call out?
(a) Their names.
(b) Their cell numbers.
(c) Their numbers.
(d) That they are present.

3. 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 1800s.
(c) Today.
(d) In the 20s.

4. When George Shearer meets the boys for the first time, he says he is a lawyer hired to do what?
(a) Keep the boys out of jail.
(b) Protect the boys' gang.
(c) Protect the boys' parents.
(d) Represent the boys.

5. What good news does George have when he visits the boys after their trial?
(a) Care packages are coming.
(b) The appeal is progressing.
(c) They have enough money in their defense fund.
(d) They are being moved to a different location.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the role of El Pachuco at the beginning of Act 1, scene iii?

2. What are the letters about that Alice writes to the boys?

3. Where does El Pachuco take the story at the end of Act 1, scene 8?

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

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

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