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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. Who does Dara think is the strongest of the people around her?
(a) Dara.
(b) Charlie.
(c) Marie.
(d) Helga.

2. How did Mr. and Mrs. Durant die?
(a) Plane crash.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Car accident.
(d) Poisoning.

3. How does Mrs. Durant tell Dara to think about a dancer's turnout?
(a) As a trial.
(b) As a test.
(c) As a necessity.
(d) As the dancer opening herself to the audience.

4. How long has Marie been out of the Durant house in Part I?
(a) 1 year.
(b) 8 months.
(c) 10 months.
(d) 2 years.

5. What does Mrs. Bloom ask Dara?
(a) If Derek is their contractor.
(b) If Marie bought a car.
(c) If Dara is really having a baby.
(d) If Marie really dyed her hair blonde.

Short Answer Questions

1. What theater does the Durant School always hold The Nutcracker at?

2. What did Marie tell Dara when they were children and talked about their own bodies?

3. What does Dara see that shocks her when she arrives early at the dance studio in Part II?

4. What did Dara and Marie do every year with their mother at the end of The Nutcracker?

5. How does Charlie get injured?

(see the answer key)

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