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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Henry's confrontation with the guard and El Pachuco reveal the depth of his what?
(a) Humility.
(b) Stress.
(c) Pain.
(d) Anger.

2. What does Henry do after El Pachuco fades into the shadows with his arms risen at the end of Act 2, scene 6?
(a) Cries.
(b) Laughs.
(c) Collapses.
(d) Sings.

3. Henry asks Alice to pass along his love for whom?
(a) His family.
(b) His brother.
(c) His mother.
(d) Della.

4. Who does Henry have a last moment with before being led off after the verdict?
(a) Della.
(b) Rosita.
(c) Juan.
(d) Rudy.

5. The Prosecution says Henry and his friends aren't only guilty of the crime, but are also guilty of what?
(a) Trying to destroy society.
(b) Being a menace to society.
(c) No belonging in society.
(d) Taking the money of whites.

6. What is the last thing that happens before the jury deliberates?
(a) Closing statements.
(b) A listing of the crimes.
(c) A reiteration of the facts.
(d) Cloture statements.

7. What do Della and Henry hear after Della accepts Henry's proposal?
(a) Della's car being attacked.
(b) Henry's car being attacked.
(c) Della's family being attacked.
(d) Henry's family being attacked.

8. Who do the military members attack while on leave in Los Angeles?
(a) The pachucos.
(b) The Asians.
(c) The Chicanos.
(d) The non-whites.

9. What do George and Alice try to do to Henry when the Judge declares a break in the court proceedings?
(a) Get him to relax.
(b) Reassure him.
(c) Comfort him.
(d) Get him new clothes.

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

11. Where had the Downeys been causing trouble earlier in the evening?
(a) At the party.
(b) At the grocery store.
(c) At the diner.
(d) At the movie theater.

12. On how many counts are the defendants found guilty?
(a) All.
(b) Four.
(c) None.
(d) Half.

13. El Pachuco tells Henry that the only way to survive the darkness is to forget what?
(a) His family.
(b) The outside world.
(c) Della.
(d) His ambitions.

14. George insists that the Prosecution has only proved what?
(a) That the boys are Chicano.
(b) That the boys know each other.
(c) That the boys wear similar clothes.
(d) That the boys were being boys.

15. In Tommy's letters, he insists that he is as ________ as the Chicanos of the gang.
(a) Smart.
(b) Poor.
(c) Pachuco.
(d) Rich.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the military members do to El Pachuco on the night of the riots?

2. Who comes to Los Angeles on the night of the Riots?

3. In what Act and scene does the Judge give the verdict?

4. At the end of Act 1, scene11, El Pachuco says that it is what?

5. El Pachuco's defiance at the end of Act 2, scene 6, suggests that clothes do not what?

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