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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 kind of cops are leading the investigation that Henry is involved in?
(a) Hard-working cops.
(b) Tough cops.
(c) Lazy cops.
(d) Honest cops.

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

3. What era is El Pachuco's zoot suit from?
(a) The 40s.
(b) The 50s.
(c) The 20s.
(d) The 70s.

4. What job does Alice say she has?
(a) Social activist.
(b) Public defender.
(c) Lawyer.
(d) Immigration lawyer.

5. What is the sound that is blaring at the beginning of Act 1, scene ii?
(a) Sirens.
(b) Car horns.
(c) Beat boxes.
(d) Music.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the zoot suit take a lot of to make?

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

3. Where does the fight that Edwards and Smith want Henry to tell them about occur?

4. According to El Pachuco, what do people think Henry is?

5. According to the Press, how many members of Henry's gang are arrested?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Henry's choice between the two women symbolize?

2. What does Lt. Edwards say about the mass lineup?

3. Who do Alice and George represent?

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

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

6. What is happening in Act 1, scene 11?

7. What do Edwards and Smith do when trying to get information out of Henry?

8. What does the story of Rudy being stripped of his zoot suit represent?

9. Why do the sailors believe that the pachucos aren't real Americans?

10. Why does El Pachuco think Henry's desire to join the Army is ridiculous?

(see the answer keys)

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