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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. Who stops the action in the play when Henry and Rafas pull out their weapons?
(a) Henry.
(b) El Pachuco.
(c) The police.
(d) George.

2. Before leaving, Alice reassures Henry that she believes what?
(a) That they will get a fair trial.
(b) In his innocence.
(c) That their lives will be better.
(d) In the fairness of the courts.

3. El Pachuco's defiance at the end of Act 2, scene 6, suggests that clothes do not what?
(a) Need rationing.
(b) Identify people.
(c) Make the man.
(d) Separate people.

4. El Pachuco tells Henry that George and Alice are using him for what?
(a) Money.
(b) Their own purposes.
(c) AS a poster boy for injustice.
(d) To get ahead in the world.

5. How is a zoot suit cut?
(a) Loose and tailored.
(b) Large and baggy.
(c) Slim and tight.
(d) Narrow and close-fitting.

Short Answer Questions

1. The tension is between the Chicanos and what other ethnic group?

2. The attitudes of the Judge and the Prosecution are portrayed in such an extreme manner that they can be described as what?

3. What kind of cops are leading the investigation that Henry is involved in?

4. Who observes the police raid in the barrio?

5. What is the Jury doing when they go to make their decision in a case?

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