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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why is Charlie upset with Marie in Part II?
(a) Over her illnesses.
(b) Over her missing classes.
(c) Over her decision to leave their home.
(d) Over her failure to keep and take accurate attendance.

3. What word does Dara use to tell Marie her impression of Marie's affair with Derek?
(a) Beautiful.
(b) Angry.
(c) Sad.
(d) Pathetic.

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

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

6. What type of dance do the Durants specialize in?
(a) Jazz.
(b) Hip-hop.
(c) Ballet.
(d) Modern.

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

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

9. What does Mrs. Durant tell Dara she has become when she achieves her turnout?
(a) A businessperson.
(b) A scholar.
(c) A woman.
(d) An angel.

10. Where does Marie live?
(a) Her car.
(b) The dance studio.
(c) Her boyfriend's house.
(d) An apartment building.

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

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

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

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

15. 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 does not say anything.
(d) He tells her her mother would be disappointed in her.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Dara think is the strongest of the people around her?

2. What thought about Marie makes Dara sad before she pushes it away in Part II?

3. What does Marie say she wants to buy soon in the end of Part II?

4. What advice does Dara give Bailey about her dancing?

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

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