West+Side+Story+worksheet

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Please fill out the questions to Musical West Side Story:

1. What are the names of the rival gangs in this musical?

2. Why do you think the rival gangs don't like each other?

3. Riff, a leader of one of the gangs, devises a plan to take control of the streets. What is the plan?

4. What is Anita making for Maria for the neighborhood dance?

5. What does Riff ask Tony to help him with?

6. Who falls in love with each other at the dance?

7. Why does Tony think nothing bad will happen to them at the rumble?

8. Who gets killed at the rumble?

9. What lie is told by Anita that contributes to the tragic ending?

10. How does the musical end?