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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is name of the rival gang that appears in Act 1, scene i?
(a) Wests.
(b) Downeys.
(c) Sourtenos.
(d) Easts.

2. What was Rudy doing the night of the Sleepy Lagoon murder that Henry was warned about?
(a) Wanting to fight.
(b) Starting a fight.
(c) Drinking too much.
(d) Doing drugs.

3. Who represents the people who learn about life by living it?
(a) Della and Allison.
(b) Rosarita and Jose.
(c) Henry and El Pachuco.
(d) Rafas and Ruby.

4. Just because Tommy is integrated into the gang does not mean the gang trusts what?
(a) All rich people.
(b) All lawyers.
(c) All leaders.
(d) All whites.

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.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many parts are there in Act 1, scene iv?

2. The type of people Alice and George represent are common at the time of the play, and when else?

3. What does El Pachuco do when Henry's mother and father leave?

4. What does the play begin with?

5. Where does El Pachuco take the story at the end of Act 1, scene 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is happening during Act 1, scene 1?

2. Why do the people present react badly to Joey appearing in a zoot suit?

3. How does El Pachuco describe himself in the first Act?

4. What are Della and Henry doing at the beginning of Della's story about the Sleepy Lagoon murders?

5. What does El Pachuco tell Henry to do in order to survive solitary confinement?

6. In Act 1, scene 2, what does the character of the Press represent?

7. Why does Alice identify with the situation the pachucos are in?

8. What does Edwards say in his press conference?

9. What are some of the differences between the first image the audience sees of the dance and the second time the dance scene appears?

10. What happens when Henry sees Della after his release from prison?

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