The Turnout Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Megan Abbott
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 132 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Turnout Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Megan Abbott
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 132 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Marie do to her appearance in Part II that shocks Dara and Charlie?

2. What do parents start complaining about during the construction at the dance school?

3. Who are Derek's sub-contractors?

4. What does Marie say she wants to buy soon in the end of Part II?

5. What starts the fire at the dance studio?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the third floor of the dance studio originally for?

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

3. How do Charlie, Marie and Dara originally meet?

4. How do dancers' feet usually look and feel?

5. What does Dara not want Marie to share with Derek in Part II about their lives?

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

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

8. What does Dara think about as the major differences between herself and Marie?

9. What begins to go wrong with the contractor, Derek, at the dance studio in Part II?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Abbott characterize The Nutcracker as a story and as a ballet, and how does this characterization help set the backdrop and tone to the entire novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

What does the Durant house seem to symbolize to Dara, Charlie, and Marie? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

How does Marie's and Dara's relationship change drastically, once again, in the wake of Derek's death? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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