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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. What does Derek say he wants to do for Marie in Part IV?
(a) Marry Marie.
(b) Buy Marie a new car.
(c) Take Marie on vacation.
(d) Help her get back her share of the house.

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

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

5. Who was the person who played Drosselmeier when Dara was young?
(a) Freddy.
(b) Henry.
(c) James.
(d) Mark.

6. Who helps with The Nutcracker every year and knew Dara's mother well?
(a) Madame Sylvie.
(b) Corbin's mother.
(c) Derek.
(d) Madame Hettie.

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

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

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

10. What kind of car had Marie crashed previously?
(a) A Chrysler.
(b) A Hyundai.
(c) A Chevy.
(d) A Subaru.

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

12. Who was to feign making the discovery of Derek's body in the studio?
(a) Charlie.
(b) Marie.
(c) Mrs. Bloom.
(d) Dara.

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

14. What does Dara take early in Part III to help her sleep?
(a) A dose of soothing tea.
(b) A bottle of wine.
(c) Some of Charlie's pills.
(d) Nyquil.

15. What does Charlie tell Dara that is very bad news concerning Derek?
(a) He has been in an accident.
(b) He has left town.
(c) The insurance money is going straight to him.
(d) He is suing them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Marie's favorite part of The Nutcracker book?

2. Who does Dara think is behind Marie's new purchase in Part III?

3. What did Dara's and Marie's mother always have on her big bed for the special nights she let them stay there?

4. What does Derek tell Dara that Marie told him Dara and Charlie had wanted months earlier?

5. When did Dara and Charlie first begin making plans to leave the Durant house?

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