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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. Where does Charlie say he is going as it gets late at Nutcracker practice when he calls Marie?
(a) For a drink.
(b) To talk to the police.
(c) For a physical therapy appointment.
(d) To visit Dara's mother's grave.

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

3. What does Derek tell Dara that Marie told him Dara and Charlie had wanted months earlier?
(a) For Marie to take over the dance studio.
(b) For Marie to leave their house.
(c) For Marie to go on a diet.
(d) For Marie to leave the country.

4. What does Derek say will happen if Dara and Charlie let him work on their house?
(a) He will upgrade only the kitchen.
(b) His brother will buy it from them immediately.
(c) They will all get rich as cream.
(d) He will take his case to a lawyer.

5. 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) Talk to the insurance adjustor.
(c) Leave.
(d) Talk to his wife.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What did Dara and Marie do every year with their mother at the end of The Nutcracker?

4. What kind of car had Dara's and Marie's parents been driving during their accident?

5. Why does Chloe Lin tell Dara she was scared of Derek?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Dara react to Mrs. Bloom's story about Derek?

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

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

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

6. What does Mrs. Bloom tell Dara about Derek's work in her house?

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

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

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

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

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