"West Side Story" Chapters 6-10 Quiz
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- 1.What did Tony buy for his mother to ease the heat or their apartment?
- A.
A fan
- B.
An air-conditioner
- C.
A swimming pool
- D.
Ice cream
- 2.What did Baby John buy for the rumble?
- A.
Switchblade
- B.
Gun
- C.
Baseball bat
- D.
Ice-pick
- 3.What did Tony promise he would do for Maria?
- A.
Buy her jewelry
- B.
Stop her brother Bernardo from fighting
- C.
Ask her parents for her hand in marriage
- D.
Rent an apartment for them to live in
- 4.What did Riff and Bernardo both hide in their pockets before the rumble?
- A.
Guns
- B.
Knives
- C.
Ice-picks
- D.
Mace
- 5.Who interrupted the fight between Diesel and Bernardo?
- A.
Baby-John
- B.
Anita
- C.
Tony
- D.
Riff
- 6.Why did Riff get stabbed by Bernardo?
- A.
He had no weapon to fight with
- B.
He was a poor fighter
- C.
Graziella distracted Riff
- D.
Tony distracted Riff
- 7.What happened to Bernardo after he killed Riff?
- A.
He was arrested
- B.
He was killed by Tony
- C.
He was killed by Diesel
- D.
He turned his own blade on himself
- 8.What sound did Maria associate with death?
- A.
Sirens
- B.
Screaming
- C.
Alarms
- D.
Phones Ringing
- 9.What did Chino find behind the bathtub in Bernardo's apartment?
- A.
A gun
- B.
An engagement ring
- C.
A switchblade
- D.
A plunger
- 10.What did Maria instruct Tony to do?
- A.
Turn himself into the police
- B.
Lie down and rest
- C.
Find Chino
- D.
Never speak to her again
- 11.Who did Baby-John call on to help him?
- A.
The police
- B.
His older brother
- C.
Tony
- D.
Super-heroes
- 12.Who was spying on the Sharks and overheard their plan to kill Tony?
- A.
Baby-John
- B.
Anybodys
- C.
Diesel
- D.
Action
- 13.Why doesn't Tony want to marry Maria anymore?
- A.
He killed her brother
- B.
He fell in love with someone else
- C.
She already married Chino
- D.
Her parents would not let them get married
- 14.Why does Maria say that Tony should not die even though Riff and Bernardo did?
- A.
Tony changed his life around and deserves a second chance
- B.
Tony didn't do anything wrong
- C.
Riff and Bernardo were not important to her
- 15.Where was Maria supposed to meet Tony if she wanted to go away with him?
- A.
The church
- B.
His apartment
- C.
Doc's Pharmacy
- D.
The Bridal Shop
- 16.Where was Maria taken so she could not meet Tony?
- A.
The police station
- B.
Anita's apartment
- C.
Chino's apartment
- D.
To see her parents and sisters
- 17.What did A-Rab do to Anita when she went to Doc's Pharmacy?
- A.
Helped her find Doc
- B.
Attacked her
- C.
Told her to leave
- D.
Gave her aspirin for Maria
- 18.Why was Tony searching for Chino?
- A.
He wanted to apologize for Bernardo's death
- B.
He wanted to kill Chino
- C.
He wanted Chino to kill him
- D.
He was trying to find Maria, who was with Chino
- 19.Why did Maria want Chino's gun?
- A.
To shoot Chino
- B.
To shoot Anybodys
- C.
To shoot herself
- D.
To shoot Doc
- 20.This story reminds me of what play by Shakespeare?
- 21.Did you like the ending of the story?
- 22.Do you think Maria killed herself in the end? Why or why not?
- 23.Gang related violence has been an issue for decades. What can be done to stop gang violence?
- 24.Baby-John was calling to super-heroes for help, although he was involved in violent gang activity. What does this say about his age and maturity? Why do you think children get involved with gangs?
- 25.If you could change one thing about this story, what would it be? Why?
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