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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Henry's father?
(a) Juan.
(b) Carlos.
(c) Jesus.
(d) Enrique.

2. What type of trial does George tell the boys they will face?
(a) A media trial.
(b) A mass trial.
(c) A prejudiced trial.
(d) A rigged trial.

3. El Pachuco describes the "Pachuco" as part heroic what?
(a) Tale.
(b) Joke.
(c) Story.
(d) Poem.

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

5. Where does Act 1, scene iii take place?
(a) At a police station.
(b) In a courthouse.
(c) In jail.
(d) At a trial.

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

7. Other than Henry, what is the name of one of the gang members in prison?
(a) Smiley.
(b) Loopy.
(c) Dopey.
(d) Doc.

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

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

10. When George loses he temper when the boys question him, what does he say the organization he works for tries to do?
(a) Prevent cover-ups.
(b) Wipe out bad police officers.
(c) Wipe out bad investigations.
(d) Wipe out prejudice.

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

12. What is name of the rival gang that appears in Act 1, scene i?
(a) Easts.
(b) Sourtenos.
(c) Downeys.
(d) Wests.

13. George is angry because what is being withheld from the gang members?
(a) Food.
(b) Clean clothing.
(c) Medicine.
(d) Familial visits.

14. Where does El Pachuco take the story at the end of Act 1, scene 8?
(a) To the courtroom.
(b) To the newsroom.
(c) To the courthouse.
(d) To the news station.

15. What is Henry going to learn the extent of in the courtroom?
(a) Consequences.
(b) Prejudice.
(c) His actions.
(d) The law.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does El Pachuco do when Henry's mother and father leave?

2. According to El Pachuco, what era of the Chicanos wanted to live the powerful pachuco dream?

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

4. What is the name of Henry's mother?

5. When Henry starts listening to El Pachuco, it shows he is starting to act less in his own interests and more in the interests of what?

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