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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 comes into Dara's house in Part III unannounced?
(a) Henry.
(b) Derek.
(c) James.
(d) Madame Sylvie.

2. What is Dr. Weston upset about in Part IV?
(a) Charlie has been acting funny.
(b) The Nutcracker is not getting much press.
(c) Dara has been mean to his daughter.
(d) Marie seems distracted.

3. What makes Dara nervous in the newspaper article she sees during Nutcracker rehearsal?
(a) Marie is talking to the press.
(b) The police are opening an investigation into Derek's wife.
(c) The police are doing an autopsy on Derek.
(d) Randi is talking to the press.

4. What starts happening to Bailey, physically, as a result of the stress of playing Clara and all the harassment in Part III?
(a) She breaks her ankle.
(b) She throws up all the time.
(c) Her hair begins falling out.
(d) Her toe shoes start breaking.

5. What does Marie ask Dara and Charlie in regards to Derek's death that they both agree to immediately?
(a) To talk about it in private.
(b) To tell the police the truth.
(c) To all leave town immediately.
(d) Never to talk about it again.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Dara and Marie once hear their father threatening their mother with?

2. What does Dara do before bed every night?

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

4. What does Dara remember about Derek's death afterwards?

5. What does Charlie put on Mrs. Durant's grave once a month?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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