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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What makes Dara nervous in the newspaper article she sees during Nutcracker rehearsal?
(a) Marie is talking to the press.
(b) The police are opening an investigation into Derek's wife.
(c) The police are doing an autopsy on Derek.
(d) Randi is talking to the press.

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

3. Which students often sneaked out for donuts between class?
(a) The Neumans.
(b) The Formans.
(c) The Snows.
(d) The Kratchets.

4. Who makes the plan about what to do in the wake of Derek's death?
(a) Charlie.
(b) Randi.
(c) Dara.
(d) Marie.

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

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

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

8. Where does Charlie say he is going as it gets late at Nutcracker practice when he calls Marie?
(a) To visit Dara's mother's grave.
(b) For a physical therapy appointment.
(c) To talk to the police.
(d) For a drink.

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

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

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

12. Where does Dara say Marie needs to come after Derek's death?
(a) To Charlie's mother's house.
(b) To the Ballenger.
(c) Home with her and Charlie.
(d) To her grandmother's.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Mrs. Bloom tell Dara about Derek?

4. What did Marie's first postcard from her trip say when she left?

5. What does Marie say when Dara tells her that she and Charlie and Marie grew up together?

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