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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. What does Marie wear to cover up the bruises on her neck?
(a) A hat with flaps down the neck.
(b) A coat.
(c) A turtleneck.
(d) A scarf.

2. What does Mrs. Durant say about Marie's dancing?
(a) It is ethereal.
(b) It is brutal.
(c) It is bad.
(d) It is not lovely, but it is memorable.

3. How does Charlie get injured?
(a) In a swimming accident.
(b) From dance.
(c) When a crane falls on him.
(d) In a car accident.

4. What do male dancers often wear under their costumes?
(a) A sock.
(b) A band-aid.
(c) A dance belt.
(d) A garter.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Marie miss one of her classes in Part II?

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

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

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

5. What does Dara do with Marie's new scarf?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What has Marie done recently, before the start of the book, that Charlie and Dara are stung by?

5. What are Charlie's health problems and how did he develop them?

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

7. What begins to go wrong with the contractor, Derek, at the dance studio in Part II?

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

9. What does Dara remember about her mother's and father's relationship?

10. How do the parents at the school of dance generally interact with Dara?

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