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

2. What does El Pachuco believe should be most important to a true pachuco?
(a) Honor.
(b) Country.
(c) Community.
(d) Loyalty.

3. What is the technique called that exposes flaws by making them extreme?
(a) Ridicule.
(b) Exaggeration.
(c) Satire.
(d) Irony.

4. What does Henry tell George when George convinces him to let him work for the boy?
(a) What happened at the barn.
(b) What happened the night of the dance.
(c) What happened at the diner.
(d) What happened in the field.

5. How is a zoot suit cut?
(a) Large and baggy.
(b) Slim and tight.
(c) Loose and tailored.
(d) Narrow and close-fitting.

Short Answer Questions

1. El Pachuco tells Henry that George and Alice are using him for what?

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

3. Who stops the action in the play when Henry and Rafas pull out their weapons?

4. Who beats Henry into unconsciousness?

5. What is the role of El Pachuco at the beginning of Act 1, scene iii?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. When George tells the boys he is leaving, what does he struggle to convince them?

3. How does Edwards behave like a politician?

4. Who is George Shearer?

5. How does Act 1, scene 7 use movie techniques to tell the story of the play?

6. What happens to get Henry thrown into solitary confinement?

7. Why is Henry torn about trusting George and Alice?

8. Who do Alice and George represent?

9. What does El Pachuco say as Alice leaves her first meeting with Henry in prison?

10. What does El Pachuco do as the sailors leave the scene?

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