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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 did Dara see her mother doing with Charlie once when she was a teenager?

2. What role did neither Marie or Dara ever get to play in The Nutcracker?

3. Who does Charlie say is in arrears for tuition in Part III?

4. What does Charlie say Derek must have done to Marie in Part III?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Charlie do once a month in an homage to Dara's mother?

4. What does Dara learn from the newspaper report of Derek's death that unsettles her?

5. What does Dara tell Charlie and Marie that people must never find out about in the wake of Derek's death?

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

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

8. What helps Charlie the most with his pain?

9. Why does Bailey Bloom refuse to stop dancing in rehearsal, even after she gets sick?

10. What does Marie tell Dara about their parents' death that surprises Dara?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What details about her sexual relationship with Derek does Marie tell Dara, and why do you think Marie tells Dara such intimate information? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

Why does Dara believe that she is the strongest of the three of them, herself, Charlie, and Marie, and in what ways does Dara assert her dominance between the three of them? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

How does Charlie explain his transgressions and mistakes to Dara just before his suicide, and how does Dara react to these explanations? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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