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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where are Henry and his gang members in Act 2, scene 1?
(a) In the courthouse.
(b) In a work camp.
(c) In prison.
(d) In a fire camp.

2. What does it suggest that the Press plays the prosecution?
(a) That the press is influencing public perception of the Chicanos.
(b) That the press is influencing the jury in the trial.
(c) That someone other than the justice system is trying the gang.
(d) That someone other than the justice system is creating prejudice.

3. Who does Henry have a last moment with before being led off after the verdict?
(a) Juan.
(b) Rudy.
(c) Rosita.
(d) Della.

4. The Prosecution says Henry and his friends aren't only guilty of the crime, but are also guilty of what?
(a) Being a menace to society.
(b) No belonging in society.
(c) Trying to destroy society.
(d) Taking the money of whites.

5. Where had the Downeys been causing trouble earlier in the evening?
(a) At the diner.
(b) At the grocery store.
(c) At the party.
(d) At the movie theater.

6. What does Henry do when the guard comes in with new and more difficult work assignments?
(a) Beats the guard up.
(b) Gives in.
(c) Asks for reassignment.
(d) Resists.

7. How does Henry react to George and Alice's actions during the break in the court proceedings?
(a) He mocks them.
(b) He rejects them.
(c) He laments them.
(d) He accepts them.

8. El Pachuco tells Henry that the only way to survive the darkness is to forget what?
(a) The outside world.
(b) His family.
(c) His ambitions.
(d) Della.

9. In Act 1, scene 10, the scene changes from the courtroom to what?
(a) The night of the murder at the dance.
(b) The night of the riots.
(c) The night of the Sleepy Hollow murder.
(d) The night of the Sleepy Lagoon murder.

10. According to Della, what is the man's name who dies the night of the Sleepy Lagoon murder?
(a) Jose.
(b) Tomas.
(c) Juan.
(d) Carlos.

11. What is emerging between the boys and George and Alice in the beginning of Act 2?
(a) Love.
(b) Family bonds.
(c) Loyalty.
(d) Trust.

12. What element of the play is closed at the end of Act 1?
(a) The mystery of Sleepy Hollow.
(b) The mystery of Sleepy Cove.
(c) The mystery of Sleepy River.
(d) The mystery of Sleepy Lagoon.

13. Where does the Judge order Della to go?
(a) A girls' ranch.
(b) Reform school.
(c) The military.
(d) Prison.

14. When the guard calls out their numbers, what do the boys call out?
(a) Their names.
(b) That they are present.
(c) Their cell numbers.
(d) Their numbers.

15. The scenes with the riots show what happens when the other side of what explodes?
(a) The social war.
(b) The gang war.
(c) The gang battle.
(d) The race battle.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Act 1, scene 11, it is clear that the prosecution's questioning of Della is an attempt to do what?

2. In what Act and scene does the Judge give the verdict?

3. Henry asks Alice to pass along his love for whom?

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

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

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