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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. Who did Marie tell Dara that she saw the night of her own car accident?
(a) Her old music teacher.
(b) Charlie.
(c) Her grandfather.
(d) Her parents.

2. What happens to set the construction work back in Part III?
(a) Asbestos is discovered.
(b) The crew gets sick.
(c) One of the walls falls in.
(d) There is a flood from a burst pipe.

3. How does Mrs. Bloom say she met Derek at first?
(a) Her husband and Derek were friends.
(b) Her cousin was Derek's friend.
(c) Derek was her neighbor.
(d) Her acupuncturist was Derek's wife, and she recommended him to her.

4. How does Dara know an intruder is in the house?
(a) Her dog is barking.
(b) Sounds of coughing.
(c) Muddy footprints on the stairs.
(d) A car in the driveway.

5. Who comes to ask extra questions about Derek's death after the police?
(a) James.
(b) Randi.
(c) Amy.
(d) Jennifer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dara do before bed every night?

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

3. How does Derek die?

4. When did Dara and Charlie first begin making plans to leave the Durant house?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What are some things the jealous students do to Bailey Bloom in Parts I - III?

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

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

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