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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What knows better than the brain what is needed to survive, in Dara's experiences?
(a) The heart.
(b) Charlie.
(c) The body.
(d) Her mother.

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

3. 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 who Derek is.
(d) He knows Derek is not Derek's real name.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which students often sneaked out for donuts between class?

2. What does Dara find out from Randi about Derek that she did not know before?

3. What does Gaspar find in the debris of the demolition for the studio?

4. Why does Mrs. Bloom tell Dara she was lonely when she met Derek?

5. Where does Dara say Marie needs to come after Derek's death?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Dara learn from the newspaper report of Derek's death that unsettles her?

2. What do Benny and Gaspar tell Dara after Derek's death?

3. What does Marie tell Dara about their parents' death that surprises Dara?

4. What did Dara and Marie used to look forward to at the end of The Nutcracker season with their mother?

5. What do Dara, Charlie and Marie tell the police about Derek's death?

6. In Part III, what does Derek start to suggest to Dara that enrages and scares Dara?

7. Why does Dara tell Charlie in Part III that they have to fire Derek?

8. What helps Charlie the most with his pain?

9. What does Mrs. Bloom tell Dara about Derek and Marie that terrifies Dara?

10. What does Dara tell Charlie and Marie that people must never find out about in the wake of Derek's death?

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