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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 does Gaspar find in the debris of the demolition for the studio?
(a) Food in the walls.
(b) Money.
(c) A puppy.
(d) A dead bat.

2. When did Dara and Charlie first begin making plans to leave the Durant house?
(a) After Dara's mother had a heart attack.
(b) After Marie left for the first time.
(c) After Dara's father died.
(d) A few days after Dara discovered her mother sexually abusing Charlie.

3. Who does Dara want to talk to about Derek after Nutcracker practice at the Ballenger in Part IV?
(a) Jennifer.
(b) Randi.
(c) James.
(d) Mrs. Bloom.

4. What kind of car had Dara's and Marie's parents been driving during their accident?
(a) A Chevy.
(b) A Subaru.
(c) A Buick.
(d) A Chrysler.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dara do before bed every night?

2. What starts happening to Bailey, physically, as a result of the stress of playing Clara and all the harassment in Part III?

3. What did Marie's first postcard from her trip say when she left?

4. What does Dara find in the basement in Part III?

5. What does Gracie Hent say may have caused Bailey to throw up?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Derek die in Part IV?

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

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

5. What helps Charlie the most with his pain?

6. What does Marie do outside that is strange and sad in the immediate aftermath of Derek's death?

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

8. What is Dara relieved about regarding Marie in the wake of Derek's death?

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

10. What does Mrs. Bloom tell Dara about Derek's work in her house?

(see the answer keys)

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