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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Henry put his knife?
(a) At Rafas' throat.
(b) At Rafas' arm.
(c) At Rafas' knee.
(d) At Rafas' ear.

2. El Pachuco describes the "Pachuco" as part heroic what?
(a) Poem.
(b) Story.
(c) Tale.
(d) Joke.

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

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

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

6. According to El Pachuco, what era of the Chicanos wanted to live the powerful pachuco dream?
(a) 30s.
(b) 40s.
(c) 20s.
(d) 50s.

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

8. Where does the fight that Edwards and Smith want Henry to tell them about occur?
(a) Sleepy River.
(b) Sleepy Cove.
(c) Sleepy Lagoon.
(d) Sleepy Cave.

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

10. Who beats Henry into unconsciousness?
(a) Smith.
(b) Edwards.
(c) Townsly.
(d) Kingsly.

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

12. El Pachuco tells Henry that George and Alice are using him for what?
(a) Their own purposes.
(b) AS a poster boy for injustice.
(c) To get ahead in the world.
(d) Money.

13. How many parts are there in Act 1, scene iv?
(a) Three.
(b) Five.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

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

15. How is everyone dancing at the end of Act 1, scene 7?
(a) Calmly.
(b) Smoothly.
(c) Wildly.
(d) Rythymically.

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 is Henry going to learn the extent of in the courtroom?

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

4. When does the Downey gang disappear from the fight between Henry and Rafas?

5. Who is Henry's girlfriend when Henry appears for the first time in the play?

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