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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is a zoot suit cut?

2. According to Alice, why is she asking Henry questions?

3. George is angry because what is being withheld from the gang members?

4. Who takes Henry out of the line-up and throws him to the floor?

5. What does the play begin with?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the word "pachuco" mean?

2. What does El Pachuco say after the verdict is handed down?

3. How is it shown that the gang doesn't trust white people during Act 1, scene 6?

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

5. What is the comparison the author draws between the war and the trial?

6. What does the singing of El Pachuco suggest?

7. Why does Henry loses his temper with El Pachuco?

8. What role does Rudy play in Act 2, scene 8?

9. What does Act 1, scene 9 remind the audience about trials?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are some of the techniques normally used in movies that the author uses in the play? Are these techniques effective? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

What is the message the play is communicating? Is this play effective at communicating its message? Why or why not? Support your answer with examples from the play.

Essay Topic 3

What is a preconception? What role do preconceptions have in the play? Support your answer with examples from the play.

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