Given the function $f ( x ) = \sqrt [ 3 ] { \left( x ^ { 2 } - 1 \right) ^ { 2 } }$, find:\
a) ( 0.25 points) Study whether it is even or odd.\
b) ( 0.75 points) Study its differentiability at the point $x = 1$.\
c) (1.5 points) Study its relative and absolute extrema.