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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who does Dara think is behind Marie's new purchase in Part III?
(a) Derek.
(b) Mrs. Bloom.
(c) Charlie.
(d) Corbin.
2. What does Dara find out about the deed to her house in Part III?
(a) It was never signed by anyone.
(b) It is nowhere to be found.
(c) Marie's name is still on it even though they bought out her share earlier.
(d) Only Charlie has a copy.
3. What does Charlie tell Derek to do when he begins talking about their house in Part IV at the studio?
(a) Leave.
(b) Talk to the insurance adjustor.
(c) Put his requests in writing.
(d) Talk to his wife.
4. What happens to set the construction work back in Part III?
(a) Asbestos is discovered.
(b) One of the walls falls in.
(c) The crew gets sick.
(d) There is a flood from a burst pipe.
5. Who does Dara see sneaking around the parking lot in Part III, near Derek's truck?
(a) Dr. Weston.
(b) Pepper Weston.
(c) Marie.
(d) Mrs. Bloom.
6. What does Bailey find in her cubby?
(a) A chicken.
(b) A donut.
(c) A carrot.
(d) A rat.
7. What does Derek say he wants to do for Marie in Part IV?
(a) Marry Marie.
(b) Help her get back her share of the house.
(c) Take Marie on vacation.
(d) Buy Marie a new car.
8. What makes Dara and Charlie stay in town after all, even though they were planning to leave at one point?
(a) Marie's illness.
(b) The fire at the house.
(c) The fire at the school.
(d) Dara's parents' death.
9. What does Marie try to get Derek to do just before Charlie attacks him?
(a) Go to lunch.
(b) Listen to music with her.
(c) Come upstairs to her attic room.
(d) Dance with her.
10. What makes Dara nervous in the newspaper article she sees during Nutcracker rehearsal?
(a) The police are doing an autopsy on Derek.
(b) Marie is talking to the press.
(c) The police are opening an investigation into Derek's wife.
(d) Randi is talking to the press.
11. What was The Nutcracker, first and foremost?
(a) A dream of hunger and appetite.
(b) A dirge.
(c) A tale of warmth and family.
(d) A pinnacle of a dancer's career.
12. Who did Marie tell Dara that she saw the night of her own car accident?
(a) Charlie.
(b) Her old music teacher.
(c) Her parents.
(d) Her grandfather.
13. What does The Nutcracker lighting vendor gift Dara, Charlie and Marie every year?
(a) Cream brandy.
(b) Chocolates.
(c) Whiskey.
(d) Cointreau.
14. What is one of the strange things the police seem to pick up in in the story about Derek's death?
(a) Derek was not really a contractor.
(b) Derek did not have insurance.
(c) Derek talked all the time but had not talked to anyone the day of his death.
(d) Derek was alone - apparently - at the studio very early on a Sunday morning.
15. What was Marie's favorite part of The Nutcracker book?
(a) When the prince slays the rat.
(b) When The Nutcracker breaks.
(c) When Clara wakes from her dream.
(d) When the girl sees a spot of blood on The Nutcracker and rubs it off.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Charlie say Corbin's form made him think of early in Part III?
2. What does Charlie say about Derek early in Part III?
3. Why is Derek's widow still waiting for her money?
4. What does Dara do before bed every night?
5. What does Derek say will happen if Dara and Charlie let him work on their house?
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