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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. George is angry because what is being withheld from the gang members?
(a) Food.
(b) Medicine.
(c) Familial visits.
(d) Clean clothing.

2. When George loses he temper when the boys question him, what does he say the organization he works for tries to do?
(a) Wipe out bad police officers.
(b) Wipe out bad investigations.
(c) Prevent cover-ups.
(d) Wipe out prejudice.

3. Who stops the action in the play when Henry and Rafas pull out their weapons?
(a) Henry.
(b) El Pachuco.
(c) George.
(d) The police.

4. In Act 1, scene 5, what do the questions from the Press hint at?
(a) Beatings.
(b) Prejudice.
(c) Shoddy investigative work.
(d) A frame-up.

5. What is exploding at the beginning of Act 1, scene ii?
(a) Flashbulbs.
(b) Pipe bombs.
(c) Cars.
(d) People's tempers.

Short Answer Questions

1. When George Shearer meets the boys for the first time, he says he is a lawyer hired to do what?

2. What era is El Pachuco's zoot suit from?

3. What does Rafas do to Rudy in the first scene of the play?

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

5. What is the sound that is blaring at the beginning of Act 1, scene ii?

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