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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 and Marie do every year with their mother at the end of The Nutcracker?

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

3. What does Derek tell Dara and Charlie about the flood in the studio?

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

5. What does Charlie tell Dara that is very bad news concerning Derek?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What did Dara and Marie used to look forward to at the end of The Nutcracker season with their mother?

4. In Part III, what does Derek start to suggest to Dara that enrages and scares Dara?

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

6. What is Dara relieved about regarding Marie in the wake of Derek's death?

7. What does Dara's mother tell Dara and Marie is an essential part of being a serious dancer?

8. What does Dara repeatedly recall from her childhood and going to the carnival with her sister and father?

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

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

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 do Charlie's terrible dance-related injuries affect his and Dara's marriage? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

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