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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What famous production do the Durants put on every year at Christmas?
(a) Carmen.
(b) Swan Lake.
(c) The Nutcracker.
(d) Coppelia.

3. 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.

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

5. What did Mrs. Bloom do the previous year that Charlie brings up in Part I as being odd?
(a) Got three new jobs.
(b) Went on a long road trip.
(c) Gained a lot of weight.
(d) Dyed her hair blonde.

6. Who are the two Durant sisters running the dance studio?
(a) Dara and Tara.
(b) Marie and Jennifer.
(c) Jennifer and Amy.
(d) Marie and Dara.

7. Why does Marie miss one of her classes in Part II?
(a) She is handling props for The Nutcracker.
(b) She is sick.
(c) She is out to lunch with Derek.
(d) She has gone on vacation.

8. 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.

9. Who wrote The Nutcracker?
(a) Bach.
(b) Wagner.
(c) Beethoven.
(d) Tchaikovsky.

10. What is the lead role in the ballet the Durant School produces annually?
(a) The swan.
(b) The doll.
(c) The Frog Prince.
(d) Clara.

11. What does Charlie think it might be a mistake for them to do in Part I?
(a) Put on The Nutcracker every year.
(b) Always play it safe.
(c) Eat too much.
(d) Try to expand the studio.

12. Who teaches the younger students at the Durant School?
(a) Charlie.
(b) Dara.
(c) Marie.
(d) Amy.

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

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

15. What starts the fire at the dance studio?
(a) An explosion.
(b) A space heater.
(c) A cirgarette.
(d) A wiring problem.

Short Answer Questions

1. What must every dancer achieve?

2. Who lived with the Durants from a young age?

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

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

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

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