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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 is the name of the senior who takes a special interest in David?
(a) Ellen O'Leary.
(b) Erin O'Leary.
(c) Elsie O'Leary.
(d) Eliza O'Leary.

2. What act causes Sarah to become a pariah at school?
(a) Her failure at acting.
(b) Her rejection of David.
(c) Her friendship with Joelle.
(d) Her betrayal of Manuel.

3. What does Sarah do with the shirts she finds in a garment rack used by the actors in the fall musical?
(a) Wears them.
(b) Destroys them.
(c) Hides them.
(d) Sells them.

4. According to the narrator on page 34, what exercise are the students instructed to perform in Movement?
(a) Unyielding movement.
(b) Unbroken movement.
(c) Unseen movement.
(d) Untimely movement.

5. According to the narrator on page 67, how does Mr. Kingsley treat Sarah following her failures in class?
(a) He ignores her.
(b) He encourages her.
(c) He follows her.
(d) He studies her.

Short Answer Questions

1. When David drives Sarah home on page 86, how do they interact with one another?

2. What does Elli do to Sarah at the end of the first section of the novel?

3. According to Elli on page 129, what is wrong with Sarah?

4. According to the narrator on page 26, acting requires restraint in order to achieve what?

5. When the students are directed to crawl on the floor in the dark, how does David identify Sarah?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does David go the summer before sophomore year? What does he do while there?

2. What type of relationship does Sarah have with Mr. Kingsley, as explained on page 13? How does David feel about this?

3. Describe the production of Candide. What happens during the performance?

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

5. With whom do the English People stay? What happens as a result?

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

7. How do the students feel about Mr. Kingsley, as explained on page 13?

8. What has Sarah finally achieved? What has she learned from this achievement, as explained on page 97?

9. How does the illicit party held at Mr. Kingsley's house end? What happens to Sarah as a result?

10. How does Mr. Kingsley exert direct influence over Sarah and David's relationship? What is the effect of this influence, as indicated on page 57?

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