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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 say when Dara confronts her about missing her bills and Nutcracker contribution?
(a) She will put the balance on the credit card.
(b) Her husband will pay the bills.
(c) She is a little cash poor.
(d) She sent the check in after all.

2. What did Dara and Marie do every year with their mother at the end of The Nutcracker?
(a) Bought two Christmas trees.
(b) Drink eggnog in her bed with her while they watched old Nutcrackers.
(c) Met their father at work.
(d) Went out for a fancy dinner.

3. How did Dara's mother say they kept the lights on in the dance school?
(a) Through her side jobs.
(b) With The Nutcracker.
(c) Through their father's trust fund.
(d) Through donors.

4. How does Marie say she paid for her large purchase in Part III?
(a) By robbing a bank.
(b) With Dara's money.
(c) With a loan from Derek.
(d) With her own money.

5. What does Bailey do during Nutcracker practice to prove she is tough?
(a) Says she will do extra practice every day if necessary.
(b) Says she wants to be the Sugar Plum Fairy the next year.
(c) Says she will stop eating altogether to make sure she fits in her costume perfectly.
(d) Says she wants to keep at it even after throwing up.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who helps with The Nutcracker every year and knew Dara's mother well?

2. What does Charlie tell Derek in Part IV that seems to make Derek panic for a moment?

3. What did Dara and Marie once hear their father threatening their mother with?

4. What does Marie tell Dara that Dara has that Marie thinks is a bad warning sign in Part III?

5. What does Derek say about Corbin that turns Dara's stomach?

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. Why does Dara eventually realize her mother never cast herself or Marie as Clara in The Nutcracker?

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

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

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

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

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

9. What does Corbin keep asking Dara to do that Dara refuses to do in class with him?

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

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