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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Henry propose to Della while they are walking?
(a) Marriage.
(b) That they move.
(c) That they leave the gang.
(d) That they buy a house.

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

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

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

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

6. 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) Sings.
(d) Collapses.

7. Henry loses his temper with El Pachuco and demands that El Pachuco do what?
(a) Leave him alone.
(b) Get out of his brain.
(c) Never talk to him again.
(d) Stop talking.

8. What happened to El Pachuco symbolizes white society's desire to do what?
(a) Make Chicanos fit in with Americans.
(b) Strip Chicanos of their identity.
(c) Make Chicanos fight for America.
(d) Leave Chicanos with nothing.

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

10. In Act 1, scene 10, Henry and Della are strolling where?
(a) Down the town square.
(b) On the beach.
(c) In a field.
(d) In the moonlight.

11. What word best describes El Pachuco's attitude towards white people?
(a) Hateful.
(b) Cynical.
(c) Ironic.
(d) Inclusive.

12. What sentence do Henry and the others receive?
(a) Life without parole.
(b) Parole.
(c) Life imprisonment.
(d) Imprisonment.

13. Who comes to Los Angeles on the night of the Riots?
(a) Marines on leave.
(b) Soldiers on leave.
(c) Airmen on leave.
(d) Sailors on leave.

14. El Pachuco's defiance at the end of Act 2, scene 6, shows that he is what?
(a) A true pachuco.
(b) An idiot.
(c) Persecuted.
(d) A Chicano.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do George and Alice try to do to Henry when the Judge declares a break in the court proceedings?

2. The scenes with the riots show what happens when the other side of what explodes?

3. What does Henry do when the guard comes in with new and more difficult work assignments?

4. The military members say they attacked the others because they were staying home and wearing expensive clothes while what?

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

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