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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (Pages 142 - 209).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Bailey Bloom say when she sees the Nutcracker head on Corbin?
(a) It is beautiful.
(b) It looks scary.
(c) It looks silly.
(d) It looks old.

2. What does Mrs. Bloom tell Dara about Derek?
(a) He wants something and will hold it close until he is ready.
(b) His wife is a therapist.
(c) He is really a lawyer.
(d) He is a great contractor.

3. What do dancers sometimes use to sew ribbons to their shoes?
(a) Dental floss.
(b) Dancer's thread.
(c) Burlap.
(d) Fishing line.

4. What does Marie tell Dara that Dara has that Marie thinks is a bad warning sign in Part III?
(a) A lake.
(b) A house.
(c) A husband.
(d) A studio.

5. What is the lead role in the ballet the Durant School produces annually?
(a) The doll.
(b) Clara.
(c) The swan.
(d) The Frog Prince.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote The Nutcracker?

2. What did Dara's and Marie's mother always have on her big bed for the special nights she let them stay there?

3. What does Marie wear at Charlie's and Dara's wedding?

4. Why does Marie grow upset with Derek in Part II?

5. What does Derek tell Dara his father used to say about women?

(see the answer key)

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