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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 Dara take early in Part III to help her sleep?
2. What makes Dara nervous in the newspaper article she sees during Nutcracker rehearsal?
3. How does Marie say she paid for her large purchase in Part III?
4. How does Derek die?
5. What does Derek say that prompts Charlie to attack Derek?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Dara tell Charlie and Marie that people must never find out about in the wake of Derek's death?
2. What did Dara and Marie used to look forward to at the end of The Nutcracker season with their mother?
3. What does Mrs. Bloom tell Dara about Derek's work in her house?
4. What does Marie do outside that is strange and sad in the immediate aftermath of Derek's death?
5. What do Benny and Gaspar tell Dara after Derek's death?
6. How does Derek die in Part IV?
7. In Part III, what does Derek start to suggest to Dara that enrages and scares Dara?
8. Why does Dara eventually realize her mother never cast herself or Marie as Clara in The Nutcracker?
9. What does Dara repeatedly recall from her childhood and going to the carnival with her sister and father?
10. What does Corbin keep asking Dara to do that Dara refuses to do in class with him?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is Dara's overriding impression and memory of hers and Marie's mother? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.
Essay Topic 2
How does Marie's and Dara's relationship change drastically, once again, in the wake of Derek's death? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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