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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Dara see her mother doing with Charlie once when she was a teenager?
(a) Having sex.
(b) Drinking.
(c) Cooking dinner.
(d) Reading.

2. Who comes into Dara's house in Part III unannounced?
(a) James.
(b) Madame Sylvie.
(c) Henry.
(d) Derek.

3. What was Marie's favorite part of The Nutcracker book?
(a) When the prince slays the rat.
(b) When The Nutcracker breaks.
(c) When the girl sees a spot of blood on The Nutcracker and rubs it off.
(d) When Clara wakes from her dream.

4. What does Derek tell Dara and Charlie about the flood in the studio?
(a) He is going to bill them less than he was before.
(b) He is going to quit.
(c) He is going to pass the job to his brother.
(d) He is going to do right by them.

5. What does Gracie Hent say may have caused Bailey to throw up?
(a) A salad.
(b) A cookie that had mold on it.
(c) A donut.
(d) An ice cream.

6. What does Derek say will happen if Dara and Charlie let him work on their house?
(a) He will take his case to a lawyer.
(b) They will all get rich as cream.
(c) He will upgrade only the kitchen.
(d) His brother will buy it from them immediately.

7. What was The Nutcracker, first and foremost?
(a) A dirge.
(b) A tale of warmth and family.
(c) A pinnacle of a dancer's career.
(d) A dream of hunger and appetite.

8. What happens to set the construction work back in Part III?
(a) The crew gets sick.
(b) One of the walls falls in.
(c) There is a flood from a burst pipe.
(d) Asbestos is discovered.

9. What role did neither Marie or Dara ever get to play in The Nutcracker?
(a) Clara.
(b) The Sugar Plum Fairy.
(c) The Arabian Dancer.
(d) The Flowers.

10. What does Mrs. Bloom say when Dara confronts her about missing her bills and Nutcracker contribution?
(a) She is a little cash poor.
(b) She will put the balance on the credit card.
(c) Her husband will pay the bills.
(d) She sent the check in after all.

11. What do the police tell Dara, Charlie and Marie not to do in the wake of Derek's death?
(a) Use the spiral staircase.
(b) Eat too much.
(c) Take out large sums of money.
(d) Travel.

12. What color is Marie's new purchase in Part III?
(a) Black.
(b) Orange.
(c) Red.
(d) Blue.

13. What does Marie try to get Derek to do just before Charlie attacks him?
(a) Dance with her.
(b) Listen to music with her.
(c) Go to lunch.
(d) Come upstairs to her attic room.

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

15. What starts happening to Bailey, physically, as a result of the stress of playing Clara and all the harassment in Part III?
(a) Her hair begins falling out.
(b) Her toe shoes start breaking.
(c) She throws up all the time.
(d) She breaks her ankle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of car had Dara's and Marie's parents been driving during their accident?

2. Who does Charlie say is in arrears for tuition in Part III?

3. Why does Chloe Lin tell Dara she was scared of Derek?

4. How did Dara's mother say they kept the lights on in the dance school?

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

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