Question

This was starting to get ridiculous. It didn't used to be this way until New Guy started. After school, everyone would stand around and talk to everyone while we waited for our parents to pick us up. Now we stood around divided into very separate groups, like the Sharks and the Jets.
I never really understood how it all happened. I just knew that it did. Most of us had no interest in this split, but we had to choose a side. Everyone had to choose a side. So here I was on the south lawn by the bike racks with Gabe's group. Gabe chose the bike racks because then we could control their means of transportation. I rolled my eyes at that strategy. Who did he think he was, General Patton?
Sadly, my best friend, Clark, was over on the east lawn by the street with New Guy's group. Clark was out sick the day this whole division happened, and the next day he unknowingly walked out of school and right into their cluster. He hasn't left since, though I know he's just as annoyed by this as I am. We didn't even know New Guy's name. I was sure he had one, or maybe he took exception to that, too, and split from it.
All I knew was that there had to be a way to eradicate ourselves from this situation. The question was whether I was the right guy to do it.
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What is one likely reason the author refers to the groups as the Sharks and the Jets?
A.
because they are sports teams
B.
because they are rival gangs
C.
because they do not go together
D.
because they are about to start singing

Answer 1

B. because they are rival gangs

Explanation: "Sharks" and "Jets" allude to West Side Story, where those names are rival gangs, matching the narrator's description of a divided, hostile group split.