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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Derek say will happen if Dara and Charlie let him work on their house?
2. Who comes to ask extra questions about Derek's death after the police?
3. What does Charlie tell Derek in Part IV that seems to make Derek panic for a moment?
4. Why does Chloe Lin tell Dara she was scared of Derek?
5. What does Marie try to get Derek to do just before Charlie attacks him?
Short Essay Questions
1. What did Dara and Marie used to look forward to at the end of The Nutcracker season with their mother?
2. What does Dara's mother tell Dara and Marie is an essential part of being a serious dancer?
3. What does Dara learn from the newspaper report of Derek's death that unsettles her?
4. In Part III, what does Derek start to suggest to Dara that enrages and scares Dara?
5. Why does Bailey Bloom refuse to stop dancing in rehearsal, even after she gets sick?
6. What are some things the jealous students do to Bailey Bloom in Parts I - III?
7. How does Randi tell Dara she knows Derek, and why does she come to the studio?
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 do Dara, Charlie and Marie tell the police about Derek's death?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What does the Durant house seem to symbolize to Dara, Charlie, and Marie? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 2
What are some of the traumas and difficulties Dara, Charlie and Marie survived in the aftermath of living with Mr. and Mrs. Durant? How do each of these characters remember their childhoods together in the Durant house? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 3
What tactics and techniques does Abbott use to establish and maintain suspense throughout this novel? Write a journal entry explaining your answers.
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