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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to El Pachuco, what era of the Chicanos wanted to live the powerful pachuco dream?
(a) 30s.
(b) 50s.
(c) 20s.
(d) 40s.

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

3. How is everyone dancing at the end of Act 1, scene 7?
(a) Rythymically.
(b) Calmly.
(c) Smoothly.
(d) Wildly.

4. What does the zoot suit take a lot of to make?
(a) Time.
(b) String.
(c) Cloth.
(d) Money.

5. 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' parents.
(c) Represent the boys.
(d) Protect the boys' gang.

6. How is the truth about what happened the night of the raid revealed?
(a) Through an aside.
(b) In a narrative.
(c) Through flashbacks.
(d) In a soliloquy.

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

8. What do Rafas and Henry pull out during the fight?
(a) Switchblades.
(b) Butcher knives.
(c) Whips.
(d) Guns.

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

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

11. What race is Tommy?
(a) Asian.
(b) White.
(c) Chicano.
(d) Black.

12. The powerful pachuco dream, according to El Pachuco, is to be a proud and ______ Chicano.
(a) Visible.
(b) Powerful.
(c) Rich.
(d) Handsome.

13. Why does El Pachuco think Henry's idea of fighting in the military is ridiculous?
(a) Because law enforcement don't like him.
(b) Because the country doesn't treat him like a proper citizen.
(c) Because he isn't allowed to vote.
(d) Because he isn't allowed to be a citizen.

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

15. According to El Pachuco, what do people think Henry is?
(a) A peaceful leader.
(b) A patient gang member.
(c) A smart man.
(d) A violent thug.

Short Answer Questions

1. Before leaving, Alice reassures Henry that she believes what?

2. Where does the fight that Edwards and Smith want Henry to tell them about occur?

3. What is exploding at the beginning of Act 1, scene ii?

4. What is name of the rival gang that appears in Act 1, scene i?

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

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