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Zoot Suit

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who wrote Zoot Suit?
a)
Luis Valdez
b)
Cesar Chavez
c)
Sandra Cisneros
d)
Tomas Rivera
2.
The tension is between the Chicanos and what other ethnic group?
a)
Middle Easterners
b)
Asians
c)
Whites
d)
Blacks
3.

The gang sees Alice and George's intentions as being fine in theory,?

a)

and highly effective

b)

and sweet and kind

c)

but not based in reality

d)

but too expensive

4.
Joey is victimized by the police because his clothing suggests he is what?
a)
A threat 
b)
A pachuco
c)
A serviceman
d)
A child
5.
After the verdict, George and Alice promise Henry that there will be what?
a)
A reversal
b)
An appeal
c)
A mistrial 
d)
A do-over
6.
Who comes to Los Angeles on the night of the Riots?
a)
Sailors on leave
b)
police from all over California
c)
girls from the Ventura school
d)
enemy soldiers 
7.
The actors who play the Press also play what role?
a)
The narrator
b)
The audience 
c)
The prosecution
d)
The court clerk
8.
What sentence do Henry and the others receive?
a)
Life imprisonment
b)
death by gas chamber
c)
house arrest 
d)
15 years with parole
9.
Where had the Downeys been causing trouble earlier in the evening?
a)
At the diner
b)
At the Williams' ranch
c)
At the movies 
d)
At the bar
10.
Which of the 38th st. gang guys was an "Anglo"? 
a)
Henry
b)
Tommy
c)
Smiley
d)
Joey
11.
Which of the 38th st. gang guys had a wife and child? 
a)
Henry
b)
Tommy 
c)
Smiley
d)
Joey
12.
What was the language spoken by Chicanos throughout the play? 
a)
Spanish
b)
English
c)
Calo
d)
French
13.
What were the communities of Mexican-Americans called? 
a)
batos
b)
Los
c)
barrios
d)
carnals
14.
What did the zoot suits symbolize? 
a)
Rebellion
b)
Fashion
c)
Pride 
d)
All of the above 
15.

What role does the press assume in the play?

a)

Judge

b)

Jury

c)

Bailiff

d)

Police officers

16.

Every objection George makes during the trial is what?

a)

Granted

b)

Thrown out

c)

Denied

d)

Allowed

17.

Where does the Judge order Della to go?

a)

State School for girls

b)

girls' ranch

c)

prison

d)

the military

18.

Who is the protagonist, good guy, of the story?

a)

Press

b)

Sailors

c)

Henry

d)

Judge

19.

Who is the antagonist, the enemy, of the story?

a)

Sailors

b)

Sgt. Smith

c)

Lt. Edwards

d)

All of the above

20.

Mexican-Americans lived in barrios for the following reasons except,

a)

to feel safe.

b)

to avoid further discrimination.

c)

to save money to move to an Anglo neighborhood.

d)

to avoid being targeted with violence.