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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who teaches the younger students at the Durant School?

2. Who is the insurance claims adjustor?

3. Why is Charlie upset with Marie in Part II?

4. What does Marie wear to cover up the bruises on her neck?

5. How does Charlie get to his physical therapy appointments?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Dara refuse to touch students past a certain age?

2. Why does Dara wait to tell Charlie about her worries about Marie in Part II?

3. How do Dara's and Marie's parents die?

4. What happens at the dance school in Part I that sets Dara, Marie and Charlie on a terrible trajectory?

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

6. What was the third floor of the dance studio originally for?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are some of the traumas and difficulties Dara, Charlie and Marie survived in the aftermath of living with Mr. and Mrs. Durant? How do each of these characters remember their childhoods together in the Durant house? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

Why is it so significant that Marie dyes her hair blond shortly after starting a relationship with Derek, and how do Dara and Charlie react to Marie's new look? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

What details about her sexual relationship with Derek does Marie tell Dara, and why do you think Marie tells Dara such intimate information? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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