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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After the verdict, George and Alice promise Henry that there will be what?
(a) A re-trial.
(b) An appeal.
(c) A mis-trial.
(d) A reversal.

2. The attitudes of the Judge and the Prosecution are portrayed in such an extreme manner that they can be described as what?
(a) Bizarre.
(b) Arrogrant.
(c) Healthy.
(d) Common.

3. What is emerging between the boys and George and Alice in the beginning of Act 2?
(a) Trust.
(b) Loyalty.
(c) Family bonds.
(d) Love.

4. At the end of Act 2, scene 5, El Pachuco takes the audience where?
(a) To the Chicano Riots.
(b) To the Injustice Riots.
(c) To the Zoot Suit Riots.
(d) To the Pachuco Riots.

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

6. How does Henry react to George and Alice's actions during the break in the court proceedings?
(a) He mocks them.
(b) He accepts them.
(c) He laments them.
(d) He rejects them.

7. Who beats up Henry when he tries to run down Rafas?
(a) The Loopies.
(b) The Downeys.
(c) The Sourtenos.
(d) The Nortenos.

8. Where are Henry and his gang members in Act 2, scene 1?
(a) In a work camp.
(b) In the courthouse.
(c) In a fire camp.
(d) In prison.

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

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

11. What do the military members do to El Pachuco on the night of the riots?
(a) Kill him.
(b) Ruin him.
(c) Strip him.
(d) Humiliate him.

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

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

14. What is one of the narration techniques used to narrate the riot scenes?
(a) Symbolism.
(b) Movement.
(c) Imagery.
(d) Location.

15. After the Judge sends the Jury to deliberate, what does El Pachuco do to bring the jury back?
(a) Sings.
(b) Snaps his fingers.
(c) Claps his hands.
(d) Looks at the Jury.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the letters about that Alice writes to the boys?

2. In Act 1, scene 10, the scene changes from the courtroom to what?

3. What does it suggest that the Press plays the prosecution?

4. What word best describes El Pachuco's attitude towards white people?

5. El Pachuco's defiance at the end of Act 2, scene 6, shows that he is what?

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