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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Corbin ask Dara to do for him in rehearsal that she will not do?
(a) Change his shoes.
(b) Yell at him.
(c) Tell him how to diet.
(d) Correct his form by touching him.

3. 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.

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

5. How did Mr. and Mrs. Durant die?
(a) Cancer.
(b) Poisoning.
(c) Plane crash.
(d) Car accident.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is cast as the lead female part in the ballet?

2. When had Dara and Charlie first had sex?

3. What must every dancer achieve?

4. What does Charlie think it might be a mistake for them to do in Part I?

5. Who has recently moved out the Durant house?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Charlie, Marie and Dara originally meet?

2. What does Dara's and Marie's mother devote her life to?

3. How do Charlie, Dara and Marie make the choice to not only repair, but expand, the studio?

4. How do dancers' feet usually look and feel?

5. In Part II, what begins to happen between Marie and Derek?

6. How do the other students at the dance school generally treat the girl who is cast as Clara?

7. What does Marie tell Dara about her affair with Derek?

8. Why has Marie been living at the dance studio?

9. What does Dara notice about Marie when she is around Derek, the contractor?

10. What does Marie do to prepare her own pointe shoes for wear?

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