SparkNotes: A View from the Bridge: Quiz

What section of Brooklyn in the book set in?

(A) Carroll Gardens

(B) Park Slope

(C) Coney Island

(D) Red Hook

Where are Beatrice's cousins from?

(A) Morocco

(B) Spain

(C) Italy

(D) Georgia

What is Eddie's profession?

(A) Carpenter

(B) Telephone Operator

(C) Longshoreman

(D) Fisherman

What does Eddie not think Catherine should wear?

(A) High heels

(B) Hair nets

(C) Silk stockings

(D) Mini skirts

Who are Mike and Louis?

(A) Eddie's brothers

(B) Upstairs neighboors

(C) Catherine's lovers

(D) Longshoremen

Why does Marco come to the US?

(A) To find a wife

(B) To become a citizen

(C) To join the mafia

(D) To send money to his kids at home

What reasons does Rodolpho give for coming to the U.S.?

(A) Both B and D

(B) To become a citizen

(C) To be a lounge singer

(D) To work

What song does Rodolpho sing?

(A) An Italian folk song

(B) Coming to America

(C) Paper Boy

(D) Paper Doll

What does Catherine go to school for?

(A) Nursing

(B) Math

(C) Stenography

(D) Typing

What is Alferi's job?

(A) Manager of the Longshorement

(B) Judge

(C) Immigration Bureau officer

(D) Lawyer

What does Beatrice tell Catherine she must do?

(A) Break up with Rodolpho

(B) Quit stenography

(C) Be a woman

(D) Follow Eddie's orders

What relation are Eddie and Catherine?

(A) Father and Daughter

(B) Cousin and Cousin

(C) Brother and Sister in law

(D) Uncle and niece

What do Mike and Louis say about Rodolpho that embarrases Eddie?

(A) Rodolpho does not work on the ship

(B) Rodolpho flirts with the men on the ship

(C) Rodolpho cuts work

(D) Rodolpho has a sense of humor

What does Alferi advise Eddie to do?

(A) Turn in Rodolfo and Marco

(B) Kick Rodolpho out of the house

(C) Take legal action against Rodolpho

(D) Let Catherine go

What bothers Eddie about Rodolpho?

(A) Rodolpho's blonde hair

(B) Rodolpho's ability to make dresses

(C) Both A and B

(D) None of the above

What reason does Eddie tell Catherine that she should break up with Rodolpho?

(A) Rodolpho is a poor worker

(B) Rodolpho just wants to be a citizen

(C) Rodolpho is gay

(D) Rodolpho will want to take her back to Italy

What kind of fish does Marco tell Beatrice swim near Coney Island?

(A) Salmon

(B) Sharks

(C) Founder

(D) Sardines

How does Marco show his superiour strength to Eddie?

(A) He lifts a hundred pound weight

(B) He lifts a chair

(C) He lifts the couch

(D) He lifts Eddie

Catherine asks Rodolpho if he would marry her if they had to move back to Italy. What is his response?

(A) Yes, it would not matter where they lived

(B) No, he only wants to live in America

(C) Yes, they should return to Italy immediately

(D) No, Italy is not a place for American girls

What does Eddie offer to teach Rodolpho?

(A) BOxing

(B) Checkers

(C) Fishing

(D) Masculinity

When Eddie comes home and finds Catherine and Rodolpho have been alone in the bedroom what is his reaction?

(A) Eddie breaks Rodolpho's arm

(B) Eddie kisses Catherine and Rodolpho

(C) Eddie throws Rodolpho out of the house

(D) Eddie storms out of the house

When Alferi pays Marco and Rodolpho's bail what does he make them promise?

(A) To pay him back

(B) To return to Italy

(C) To leave town

(D) To not hurt Eddie

When the immigration police arrest Marco and Rodolpho Marco offends Eddie. What does he do?

(A) Spit in his face

(B) Call him names

(C) Shout that he is a traitor

(D) Damn his family

What does Rodolpho dream of buying with his new money?

(A) A house

(B) A car

(C) A banjo

(D) A motorcycle

Besides his lust for Cathering, why is Beatrice unhappy in her marriage with Eddie?

(A) Eddie is an alcoholic

(B) Eddie cannot get work

(C) Eddie abuses her

(D) Eddie is impotent

What does Eddie claim Marco has stolen from him?

(A) His niece

(B) His pride

(C) His home

(D) His name

What does Marco call Eddie at the play's conclusion?

(A) Eddie

(B) Monkey Face

(C) Beast

(D) Animal

What best describes Alfreri's conclusion to the play?

(A) Alferi is devestated by the events

(B) Alferi thinks men must not be completely true to their souls

(C) Alferi praises Eddie's truth, the purity of his conviction

(D) Both B and C