The Turnout Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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 - Easy

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 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Marie start to feel towards the contractor?
(a) Suspicion.
(b) Lust.
(c) Anger.
(d) Sadness.

3. Why does Marie grow upset with Derek in Part II?
(a) He is not around as much as she would like him to be.
(b) He is too enamored with her.
(c) He makes her take drugs with him.
(d) He steals money from her.

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

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

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

8. 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 she cannot teach there any more.
(c) He tells her her mother would be disappointed in her.
(d) He does not say anything.

9. What does Derek walk in on Dara doing several times in Part II?
(a) Teaching Corbin.
(b) Eating.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Drinking wine.

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

11. What does Derek begin commenting on in the end of Part II to Dara that makes her instantly very upset?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her finances.
(c) Her relationship and closeness with Marie and Charlie.
(d) Her smoking habits.

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

13. What does Dara do with Marie's new scarf?
(a) Burns it.
(b) Gives it to a student.
(c) Hides it.
(d) Throws it away.

14. Why does Charlie tell Dara the contractor will get the job done fast?
(a) He is in high demand.
(b) He promised he would.
(c) He is smart.
(d) He is motivated.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Corbin ask Dara to do for him in rehearsal that she will not do?

2. What do dancers use to keep the edges of their ribbons from fraying?

3. What does Marie wear at Charlie's and Dara's wedding?

4. What type of dance do the Durants specialize in?

5. When had Dara and Charlie first had sex?

(see the answer keys)

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