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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. How does Marie say she paid for her large purchase in Part III?
3. Who was to feign making the discovery of Derek's body in the studio?
4. What did Dara see her mother doing with Charlie once when she was a teenager?
5. What do the police tell Dara, Charlie and Marie not to do in the wake of Derek's death?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Derek die in Part IV?
2. What does Dara learn from the newspaper report of Derek's death that unsettles her?
3. In Part III, what does Derek start to suggest to Dara that enrages and scares Dara?
4. What did Dara and Marie used to look forward to at the end of The Nutcracker season with their mother?
5. What does Mrs. Bloom tell Dara about Derek and Marie that terrifies Dara?
6. What does Dara tell Charlie and Marie that people must never find out about in the wake of Derek's death?
7. What do Dara, Charlie and Marie tell the police about Derek's death?
8. What does Charlie do once a month in an homage to Dara's mother?
9. How does Dara react to Mrs. Bloom's story about Derek?
10. What helps Charlie the most with his pain?
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
How do the other students treat Bailey Bloom after she is cast as Clara in The Nutcracker, and what does this behavior reveal about the nature of ballet and its students, in Dara's opinion? Write an essay explaining your answers.
Essay Topic 3
Why is it so significant that Marie dyes her hair blond shortly after starting a relationship with Derek, and how do Dara and Charlie react to Marie's new look? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
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