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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Pages 70 - 141).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the contractor persuade the Durants to do?
(a) Tear down the studio.
(b) Not only repair, but expand, their studio.
(c) Hire extra people for their project.
(d) Sell him the studio.

2. How long has Marie been out of the Durant house in Part I?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 10 months.
(c) 8 months.
(d) 1 year.

3. What do dancers sometimes use to sew ribbons to their shoes?
(a) Fishing line.
(b) Dancer's thread.
(c) Burlap.
(d) Dental floss.

4. Which of the following did Dara's mother used to tell them about ballerinas?
(a) They are girls forever.
(b) They need to be stoic.
(c) They are like squirrels.
(d) They are like angels.

5. What does Mrs. Durant say about Marie's dancing?
(a) It is bad.
(b) It is brutal.
(c) It is ethereal.
(d) It is not lovely, but it is memorable.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Marie grow upset with Derek in Part II?

2. Who manages the business office at the Durant School?

3. What did Marie tell Dara when they were children and talked about their own bodies?

4. What do male dancers often wear under their costumes?

5. How does Mrs. Durant tell Dara to think about a dancer's turnout?

(see the answer key)

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