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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The actor who plays Edwards also plays what role?
(a) The Jury.
(b) The Judge.
(c) The Audience.
(d) The Prosecution.

3. According to Della, why do the people at the party attack the pachucos?
(a) They think they are the Downeys.
(b) They don't like Chicanos.
(c) They hate poor people.
(d) They hate Henry.

4. In what Act and scene does the Judge give the verdict?
(a) Act 1 scene 8.
(b) Act 1, scene 10.
(c) Act 1, scene 11.
(d) Act 1, scene 9.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Smiley not want door-to-door fund raising for their defense fund?

2. What does Henry do after El Pachuco fades into the shadows with his arms risen at the end of Act 2, scene 6?

3. What sentence do Henry and the others receive?

4. What is emerging between the boys and George and Alice in the beginning of Act 2?

5. In Act 2, scene 6, who functions as the narrator to describe the riots?

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