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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's mother always say about dancing The Nutcracker?
(a) It was a rite of passage.
(b) It was a necessity.
(c) You had to dance it long before you understand it.
(d) It was an honor.

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 in debt.
(c) He knows Derek is not Derek's real name.
(d) He knows Derek has a wife.

3. 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.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Derek say about Corbin that turns Dara's stomach?

2. What does Derek say will happen if Dara and Charlie let him work on their house?

3. What happens to set the construction work back in Part III?

4. Who comes to see Dara at the end of Nutcracker practice?

5. What does Charlie say about Derek early in Part III?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Corbin keep asking Dara to do that Dara refuses to do in class with him?

4. What helps Charlie the most with his pain?

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

6. Why does Dara eventually realize her mother never cast herself or Marie as Clara in The Nutcracker?

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

8. How does Derek die in Part IV?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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