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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 do the police tell Dara, Charlie and Marie not to do in the wake of Derek's death?
(a) Eat too much.
(b) Take out large sums of money.
(c) Travel.
(d) Use the spiral staircase.

2. What theater does the Durant School always hold The Nutcracker at?
(a) The Folway.
(b) The Ballenger.
(c) The Gate.
(d) The Temple.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Mrs. Bloom ask Dara?

4. What does Marie say when Dara tells her that she and Charlie and Marie grew up together?

5. What does Charlie tell Derek in Part IV that seems to make Derek panic for a moment?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Derek die in Part IV?

3. What helps Charlie the most with his pain?

4. Why does Bailey Bloom refuse to stop dancing in rehearsal, even after she gets sick?

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

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

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

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

9. What does Dara's mother tell Dara and Marie is an essential part of being a serious dancer?

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

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