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

2. What does The Nutcracker lighting vendor gift Dara, Charlie and Marie every year?
(a) Cointreau.
(b) Chocolates.
(c) Whiskey.
(d) Cream brandy.

3. Who does Charlie say is in arrears for tuition in Part III?
(a) Mr. Lesterio.
(b) Mrs. Bloom.
(c) Dr. Weston.
(d) The Neuman family.

4. Who was Dara's and Marie's favorite Clara from the old Nutcracker tapes?
(a) Dara.
(b) Jennifer.
(c) Their mother.
(d) Marie.

5. What does Derek tell Dara and Charlie about the flood in the studio?
(a) He is going to do right by them.
(b) He is going to pass the job to his brother.
(c) He is going to quit.
(d) He is going to bill them less than he was before.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Dara think is behind Marie's new purchase in Part III?

2. How did Dara's mother say they kept the lights on in the dance school?

3. What do the police tell Dara, Charlie and Marie not to do in the wake of Derek's death?

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

5. What does Charlie tell Derek to do when he begins talking about their house in Part IV at the studio?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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 eventually realize her mother never cast herself or Marie as Clara in The Nutcracker?

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

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

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

10. What helps Charlie the most with his pain?

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