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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who are Derek's sub-contractors?
(a) Gaspar and Benny.
(b) Henry and Benny.
(c) Benny and James.
(d) James and Gaspar.

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

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

4. What does Marie do to her appearance in Part II that shocks Dara and Charlie?
(a) Dyes her hair blonde.
(b) Buys and wears tight clothes.
(c) Shaves her head.
(d) Gets tattoos.

5. What thought about Marie makes Dara sad before she pushes it away in Part II?
(a) Marie does not really have a home.
(b) Marie is not very smart.
(c) Marie is sick.
(d) Marie is not a good dancer.

6. What has Derek started asking Dara about that makes her nervous in the end of Part II?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her health.
(c) Her marriage.
(d) Her house.

7. Who is cast as the prince?
(a) Marlon Hames.
(b) Derek Friendly.
(c) Corbin Lesterio.
(d) James Hanely.

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

9. Who does Dara think is the strongest of the people around her?
(a) Dara.
(b) Marie.
(c) Helga.
(d) Charlie.

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

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

12. What do parents start complaining about during the construction at the dance school?
(a) How rude the contractors are.
(b) Dust.
(c) Their children crying more.
(d) The expenses going up.

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

14. Who manages the business office at the Durant School?
(a) Marie.
(b) Charlie.
(c) Henry.
(d) Amy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which contractor do the Durants eventually hire?

2. Who are the two Durant sisters running the dance studio?

3. What does Mrs. Durant tell Dara she has become when she achieves her turnout?

4. Where did Marie go for the brief time she left the Durant house?

5. What does Derek begin commenting on in the end of Part II to Dara that makes her instantly very upset?

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