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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Mrs. Bloom tell Dara she was lonely when she met Derek?
(a) She had always found it hard to make friends and had only just moved to this new town.
(b) Her own husband traveled for work often.
(c) She had lost all her friends in a falling out recently.
(d) She was recently divorced.

2. How does Dara know an intruder is in the house?
(a) Sounds of coughing.
(b) A car in the driveway.
(c) Muddy footprints on the stairs.
(d) Her dog is barking.

3. What does Derek say that prompts Charlie to attack Derek?
(a) He tells Charlie he and Dara have slept together.
(b) He talks about the sexual history between Charlie, Dara and Marie.
(c) He talks about Marie's hair.
(d) He tells Charlie he will blackmail them.

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

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

6. Who does Dara think is behind Marie's new purchase in Part III?
(a) Charlie.
(b) Mrs. Bloom.
(c) Corbin.
(d) Derek.

7. What does Charlie say they should make sure of regarding Benny and Gaspar?
(a) They do not have to talk to the police.
(b) They get paid.
(c) They get fed.
(d) Their families are notified of their injuries.

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

9. How does Derek die?
(a) He falls over the railing on the stairs.
(b) Heart attack.
(c) Car accident.
(d) He overdoses on drugs.

10. Who does Dara want to talk to about Derek after Nutcracker practice at the Ballenger in Part IV?
(a) James.
(b) Randi.
(c) Jennifer.
(d) Mrs. Bloom.

11. Who did Marie tell Dara that she saw the night of her own car accident?
(a) Her grandfather.
(b) Her old music teacher.
(c) Charlie.
(d) Her parents.

12. What did Dara's mother always say about dancing The Nutcracker?
(a) It was an honor.
(b) You had to dance it long before you understand it.
(c) It was a necessity.
(d) It was a rite of passage.

13. What did Marie's first postcard from her trip say when she left?
(a) Her first stop was Greece.
(b) Nothing, it was just her name.
(c) She needed money.
(d) She was coming home for Christmas.

14. What is one of the strange things the police seem to pick up in in the story about Derek's death?
(a) Derek talked all the time but had not talked to anyone the day of his death.
(b) Derek was alone - apparently - at the studio very early on a Sunday morning.
(c) Derek did not have insurance.
(d) Derek was not really a contractor.

15. Why does Chloe Lin tell Dara she was scared of Derek?
(a) She said he was mean to her.
(b) She said he tried to get in her car with her.
(c) She said he did not belong at the studio.
(d) She said her grabbed her arm once.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mrs. Bloom say she met Derek at first?

2. What does Bailey do during Nutcracker practice to prove she is tough?

3. What does Dara remember about Derek's death afterwards?

4. Who was the person who played Drosselmeier when Dara was young?

5. What language are many ballet terms in that Dara uses?

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