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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 CAPA stand for, as explained on page 2?
(a) The Conservatory Academe for the Performing Arts.
(b) The Common Academy for the Performing Arts.
(c) The Citywide Academy for the Performing Arts.
(d) The Creative Academy for the Performing Arts.

2. What does David attempt to give Sarah on the first day of sophomore year?
(a) A piece of jewelry.
(b) A bouquet of flowers.
(c) A book of poems.
(d) A pair of shoes.

3. What function does Sarah perform for the fall musical?
(a) Script crew.
(b) Lighting.
(c) Costume crew.
(d) Makeup crew.

4. According to the narrator on page 26, acting requires restraint in order to achieve what?
(a) Ignition.
(b) Response.
(c) Delivery.
(d) Release.

5. According to the narrator on page 3, Sarah gained admission to CAPA after performing a monologue from what work?
(a) The Member of the Wedding.
(b) Pygmalion.
(c) The Glass Menagerie.
(d) Desire Under the Elms.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the narrator on page 2, what did everyone at school unwillingly experience?

2. According to the narrator on page 1, what lasted the entirety of Sarah's freshman year?

3. What Latin term does the narrator use to describe David and Sarah's status with Mr. Kingsley following their failures in class?

4. What is the name of the drinks enjoyed by Karen's mother?

5. According to the narrator on page 12, of what production was Mr. Kingsley an original cast member?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Sarah learn about Martin while going shopping for the party? How does she react to this information?

2. Who is Erin O'Leary and how does Sarah feel about her? Why does she feel this way?

3. Who is Elli? What does she do for Sarah and the end of the first section of the novel?

4. For what production are the CAPA students preparing as Sarah begins her sophomore year? What roles do Sarah and David play in this production?

5. Who are Sarah and David? What is the reader told about them at the beginning of the novel?

6. Who is Manuel? What happens to him during auditions for the fall musical?

7. What happens when Sarah arrives at Mr. Kingsley's house at the end of the first section of the novel?

8. What is CAPA? What is the reader told about it at the beginning of the novel?

9. What adults arrive with the English People and what does the narrator say about them?

10. Who is Mr. Kingsley? What is the reader told about him at the beginning of the novel? What indicates he might not be trustworthy?

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