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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. Why does Mrs. Bloom tell Dara she was lonely when she met Derek?
2. How did Dara's mother say they kept the lights on in the dance school?
3. What language are many ballet terms in that Dara uses?
4. Who was the person who played Drosselmeier when Dara was young?
5. What did Dara see her mother doing with Charlie once when she was a teenager?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Dara repeatedly recall from her childhood and going to the carnival with her sister and father?
2. What does Dara's mother tell Dara and Marie is an essential part of being a serious dancer?
3. What do Dara, Charlie and Marie tell the police about Derek's death?
4. Why does Dara eventually realize her mother never cast herself or Marie as Clara in The Nutcracker?
5. What is Dara relieved about regarding Marie in the wake of Derek's death?
6. How does Randi tell Dara she knows Derek, and why does she come to the studio?
7. In Part III, what does Derek start to suggest to Dara that enrages and scares Dara?
8. What did Dara and Marie used to look forward to at the end of The Nutcracker season with their mother?
9. How does Dara react to Mrs. Bloom's story about Derek?
10. What does Marie do outside that is strange and sad in the immediate aftermath of Derek's death?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How and why do Dara, Charlie, and Marie decide to expand their dance studio instead of just repairing Studio B after the fire there? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 2
What is so alarming to Dara about Marie's new relationship with Derek, and how does Dara react to the relationship? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 3
Why does Mrs. Bloom tell Dara it is essential for her to see Mrs. Bloom's bathroom to understand what might have happened between Marie and Derek, and what does Mrs. Bloom's bathroom symbolize? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
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