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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What era is El Pachuco's zoot suit from?
(a) The 40s.
(b) The 70s.
(c) The 20s.
(d) The 50s.

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

4. What does Rafas do to Rudy in the first scene of the play?
(a) Punches him.
(b) Shoves him.
(c) Kicks him.
(d) Hits him.

5. What is the setting of Act 1, scene i?
(a) A store in the barrio.
(b) A meeting in the barrio.
(c) A dance in the barrio.
(d) A church in the barrio.

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

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

8. What is the sound that is blaring at the beginning of Act 1, scene ii?
(a) Car horns.
(b) Sirens.
(c) Music.
(d) Beat boxes.

9. According to the Press, how many members of Henry's gang are arrested?
(a) Twenty-three.
(b) Twenty-two.
(c) Twenty-four.
(d) Twenty-five.

10. Where does the fight that Edwards and Smith want Henry to tell them about occur?
(a) Sleepy Cave.
(b) Sleepy Lagoon.
(c) Sleepy Cove.
(d) Sleepy River.

11. What does the play begin with?
(a) An epilogue.
(b) An action sequence.
(c) A prologue.
(d) An explanation.

12. Who takes Henry out of the line-up and throws him to the floor?
(a) Edwards.
(b) Banks.
(c) Franks.
(d) Smith.

13. What does Henry's mother not want him to wear to the dance?
(a) A t-shirt and jeans.
(b) A zoot suit.
(c) Gang colors.
(d) A gang sweatshirt.

14. Who observes the police raid in the barrio?
(a) The federal agents.
(b) The press.
(c) INS.
(d) The lawyers.

15. In Act 1, scene 8, Henry brags that no matter what happens he will do what?
(a) Stand up for the Chicano way of life.
(b) Be a pachuco for life.
(c) Join the military.
(d) Come out on top.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was Rudy doing the night of the Sleepy Lagoon murder that Henry was warned about?

3. What does Henry's mother send him in prison that he never receives?

4. What job does Alice say she has?

5. Other than Henry, what is the name of one of the gang members in prison?

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