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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Charlie tell Derek to do when he begins talking about their house in Part IV at the studio?
(a) Talk to his wife.
(b) Put his requests in writing.
(c) Leave.
(d) Talk to the insurance adjustor.

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

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

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

6. What was The Nutcracker, first and foremost?
(a) A pinnacle of a dancer's career.
(b) A tale of warmth and family.
(c) A dream of hunger and appetite.
(d) A dirge.

7. How does Marie say she paid for her large purchase in Part III?
(a) With a loan from Derek.
(b) With her own money.
(c) With Dara's money.
(d) By robbing a bank.

8. What does Charlie tell Derek in Part IV that seems to make Derek panic for a moment?
(a) He knows Derek has a wife.
(b) He knows Derek is in debt.
(c) He knows Derek is not Derek's real name.
(d) He knows who Derek is.

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

10. What does Charlie say about Derek early in Part III?
(a) They made a mistake hiring him.
(b) He is still a good contractor.
(c) He might be good for Marie.
(d) He is definitely stealing from them.

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

12. What does Derek tell Dara that Marie told him Dara and Charlie had wanted months earlier?
(a) For Marie to leave their house.
(b) For Marie to take over the dance studio.
(c) For Marie to go on a diet.
(d) For Marie to leave the country.

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

14. What does Derek tell Dara and Charlie about the flood in the studio?
(a) He is going to quit.
(b) He is going to bill them less than he was before.
(c) He is going to do right by them.
(d) He is going to pass the job to his brother.

15. What does Marie ask Dara and Charlie in regards to Derek's death that they both agree to immediately?
(a) Never to talk about it again.
(b) To all leave town immediately.
(c) To tell the police the truth.
(d) To talk about it in private.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Why is Derek's widow still waiting for her money?

4. What makes Dara nervous in the newspaper article she sees during Nutcracker rehearsal?

5. How did Dara's mother say they kept the lights on in the dance school?

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