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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Derek tell Dara his father used to say about women?
(a) To revere them.
(b) To watch out for bad ones and never trust good ones.
(c) To ignore them.
(d) To love them unconditionally.

2. Where did Marie go for the brief time she left the Durant house?
(a) To Las Vegas.
(b) She would never say.
(c) To try to start her own dance school.
(d) Abroad.

3. What does Marie wear at Charlie's and Dara's wedding?
(a) A purple leotard.
(b) A rabbit-fur blanket.
(c) A pair of dance shorts.
(d) A white dress.

4. What did Marie tell Dara when they were children and talked about their own bodies?
(a) That Marie loved her body.
(b) That Marie was unhappy with her body.
(c) That their mother always criticized Marie's body.
(d) That Marie had something in her body no one else had.

5. Where did Dara's and Marie's mother have a space of her own that was private?
(a) Her apartment.
(b) The attic of the dance studio.
(c) Her car.
(d) The basement of their house.

6. Why does Pepper tell Dara that Bailey should not be Clara in The Nutcracker?
(a) She is not rich enough.
(b) She is too young.
(c) She is not pretty enough.
(d) She is mean.

7. How does Charlie get injured?
(a) When a crane falls on him.
(b) In a car accident.
(c) In a swimming accident.
(d) From dance.

8. What area of the dance school burns the worst in the fire?
(a) Studio B.
(b) The attic.
(c) The bathroom.
(d) The ground floor.

9. Who is cast as the lead female part in the ballet?
(a) Jennifer Jones.
(b) Meghan Lyons.
(c) Amy Harper.
(d) Bailey Bloom.

10. What do dancers use to keep the edges of their ribbons from fraying?
(a) Glue.
(b) Nail polish.
(c) Alcohol.
(d) A lighter.

11. How does Mrs. Durant tell Dara to think about a dancer's turnout?
(a) As a necessity.
(b) As a test.
(c) As a trial.
(d) As the dancer opening herself to the audience.

12. What did Dara's mother call the worn chaise in the bedroom?
(a) The coffin.
(b) The cushion.
(c) The square.
(d) The fainting sofa.

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

14. What does Mrs. Bloom call the color of her blonde hair?
(a) Fallow.
(b) Hot buttered blonde.
(c) Honey Blonde.
(d) Bombastic.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Marie have on her body as a result of her affair with the contractor?

2. Who wrote The Nutcracker?

3. What starts the fire at the dance studio?

4. How did Mr. and Mrs. Durant die?

5. Why do the other students pick on Bailey Bloom?

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