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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Dara find out from Randi about Derek that she did not know before?
(a) He is not licensed.
(b) He has been divorced twice.
(c) He is also a lawyer.
(d) He has a wife.

3. What does Bailey do during Nutcracker practice to prove she is tough?
(a) Says she wants to be the Sugar Plum Fairy the next year.
(b) Says she wants to keep at it even after throwing up.
(c) Says she will stop eating altogether to make sure she fits in her costume perfectly.
(d) Says she will do extra practice every day if necessary.

4. What does Gaspar find in the debris of the demolition for the studio?
(a) Money.
(b) A puppy.
(c) A dead bat.
(d) Food in the walls.

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

6. What does Dara do before bed every night?
(a) Says a prayer.
(b) Brushes her hair one hundred times.
(c) Stretches.
(d) Wraps her ankle.

7. What language are many ballet terms in that Dara uses?
(a) Italian.
(b) Spanish.
(c) German.
(d) French.

8. How did Dara's mother say they kept the lights on in the dance school?
(a) Through their father's trust fund.
(b) Through her side jobs.
(c) With The Nutcracker.
(d) Through donors.

9. What does Charlie say Corbin's form made him think of early in Part III?
(a) Scarves.
(b) Scallions.
(c) Snails.
(d) Chicken wings.

10. What does Charlie say Derek must have done to Marie in Part III?
(a) Drugged her.
(b) Blackmailed her.
(c) Hypnotized her.
(d) Offered her money.

11. What did Dara and Marie once hear their father threatening their mother with?
(a) Burning down the house.
(b) Killing her in a car accident.
(c) Breaking her leg.
(d) Stabbing her.

12. Where did Charlie once consider taking an apprenticeship?
(a) The Sycamore Ballet.
(b) The Faron.
(c) The Wyndingham.
(d) The Sarasota Ballet.

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 Dara find in the basement in Part III?
(a) The Nutcracker head.
(b) The poster with her mother's picture on it.
(c) Her old Clara costume.
(d) Her jewelry.

15. What did Dara's and Marie's mother always have on her big bed for the special nights she let them stay there?
(a) Her soft nightgown.
(b) Her record turntable.
(c) Her lamp.
(d) Her rabbit-fur blanket.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Marie tell Dara that Dara has that Marie thinks is a bad warning sign in Part III?

2. Who helps with The Nutcracker every year and knew Dara's mother well?

3. What is one of the strange things the police seem to pick up in in the story about Derek's death?

4. Who was to feign making the discovery of Derek's body in the studio?

5. Who makes the plan about what to do in the wake of Derek's death?

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