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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. According to the Press, how many members of Henry's gang are arrested?
(a) Twenty-two.
(b) Twenty-five.
(c) Twenty-three.
(d) Twenty-four.

4. What does Henry propose to Della while they are walking?
(a) That they leave the gang.
(b) That they buy a house.
(c) That they move.
(d) Marriage.

5. What is name of the rival gang that appears in Act 1, scene i?
(a) Sourtenos.
(b) Wests.
(c) Downeys.
(d) Easts.

Short Answer Questions

1. George insists that the Prosecution has only proved what?

2. What do George and Alice try to do to Henry when the Judge declares a break in the court proceedings?

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

4. How is a zoot suit cut?

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

(see the answer key)

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