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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was the Durant School of Dance founded?
(a) 1975.
(b) 1986.
(c) 1970.
(d) 1980.

2. What do male dancers often wear under their costumes?
(a) A garter.
(b) A dance belt.
(c) A band-aid.
(d) A sock.

3. What does Charlie say when he sees the bruises on Marie's neck?
(a) He reminds her of "Isadora's fate."
(b) He tells her her mother would be disappointed in her.
(c) He does not say anything.
(d) He tells her she cannot teach there any more.

4. Why did Dara's mother tell them never to cry over pain?
(a) She would get angry at them for that.
(b) It made the audience feel badly.
(c) It made the pain worse.
(d) It would be wasted tears.

5. Why does Dara think Marie started wearing leotards?
(a) To impress the students.
(b) To help her gain control of her weight.
(c) To entice Derek.
(d) For the photographer who was coming to take pictures of the studio.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Charlie tell Dara the contractor will get the job done fast?

2. What does Derek tell Dara his father used to say about women?

3. Why does Marie miss one of her classes in Part II?

4. What word does Dara use to tell Marie her impression of Marie's affair with Derek?

5. What do Dara and Marie jokingly call Charlie's PT?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Part II, what begins to happen between Marie and Derek?

2. What relationship do Dara, Marie and Charlie have for the longest time, until recently, in Part I?

3. What does Dara's and Marie's mother devote her life to?

4. Why has Marie been living at the dance studio?

5. How do Dara's and Marie's parents die?

6. What has Marie done recently, before the start of the book, that Charlie and Dara are stung by?

7. How do the parents at the school of dance generally interact with Dara?

8. How do the other students at the dance school generally treat the girl who is cast as Clara?

9. What does Marie do to prepare her own pointe shoes for wear?

10. What are Charlie's health problems and how did he develop them?

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