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

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

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

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

5. What did Dara and Marie do every year with their mother at the end of The Nutcracker?
(a) Bought two Christmas trees.
(b) Drink eggnog in her bed with her while they watched old Nutcrackers.
(c) Went out for a fancy dinner.
(d) Met their father at work.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Marie tell Dara that she saw the night of her own car accident?

2. Who does Dara see sneaking around the parking lot in Part III, near Derek's truck?

3. What does Bailey Bloom say when she sees the Nutcracker head on Corbin?

4. Who does Dara want to talk to about Derek after Nutcracker practice at the Ballenger in Part IV?

5. What does Derek tell Dara and Charlie about the flood in the studio?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Charlie do once a month in an homage to Dara's mother?

2. How does Derek die in Part IV?

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

4. What does Dara repeatedly recall from her childhood and going to the carnival with her sister and father?

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

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

7. Why does Dara call Mrs. Bloom in Part III?

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

9. How does Randi tell Dara she knows Derek, and why does she come to the studio?

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

(see the answer keys)

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