Think you’ve got your head wrapped around West Side Story? Put your knowledge to
the test. Good luck — the Stickman is counting on you!
Q. What's the primary difference between the end of West Side Story and the end of Romeo and Juliet?
In WSS, one of the lovers is still alive at the end of the story.
In WSS, the parents die, too.
In WSS, Lt. Schrank restores order.
In WSS, the lovers get away.
Q. Which Romeo and Juliet character is Bernardo a stand-in for?
Paris
Mercutio
Tybalt
The Prince
Q. Where does the balcony scene take place in West Side Story?
In a park
On a fire escape
On the Brooklyn Bridge
At Grand Central Terminal
Q. Which major Romeo and Juliet figures have no counterparts in West Side Story?
Tybalt and Mercutio
The Montague and Capulet parents
Juliet's nurse
The Prince
Q. Which of these events is identical in both stories?
A priest prepares a sleeping potion.
The lovers die in a tomb.
Romeo/Tony is exiled.
The lovers meet at a dance.