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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mrs. Bloom ask Dara?
(a) If Marie really dyed her hair blonde.
(b) If Dara is really having a baby.
(c) If Derek is their contractor.
(d) If Marie bought a car.

2. How does Mrs. Bloom say she met Derek at first?
(a) Her acupuncturist was Derek's wife, and she recommended him to her.
(b) Her cousin was Derek's friend.
(c) Her husband and Derek were friends.
(d) Derek was her neighbor.

3. What was Marie's favorite part of The Nutcracker book?
(a) When Clara wakes from her dream.
(b) When The Nutcracker breaks.
(c) When the prince slays the rat.
(d) When the girl sees a spot of blood on The Nutcracker and rubs it off.

4. Who does Dara want to talk to about Derek after Nutcracker practice at the Ballenger in Part IV?
(a) Randi.
(b) Jennifer.
(c) Mrs. Bloom.
(d) James.

5. What does Dara find in the basement in Part III?
(a) Her jewelry.
(b) The poster with her mother's picture on it.
(c) The Nutcracker head.
(d) Her old Clara costume.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who comes to see Dara at the end of Nutcracker practice?

2. Why does Mrs. Bloom tell Dara she was lonely when she met Derek?

3. What did Dara's mother always say about dancing The Nutcracker?

4. Who was to feign making the discovery of Derek's body in the studio?

5. Where did Charlie once consider taking an apprenticeship?

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 Mrs. Bloom tell Dara about Derek and Marie that terrifies Dara?

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

4. What do Benny and Gaspar tell Dara after Derek's death?

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

6. How does Derek die in Part IV?

7. What are some things the jealous students do to Bailey Bloom in Parts I - III?

8. Why does Dara call Mrs. Bloom in Part III?

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

10. How does Randi tell Dara she knows Derek, and why does she come to the studio?

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