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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 Mrs. Bloom tell Dara about Derek?
2. What does Dara take early in Part III to help her sleep?
3. How does Marie say she paid for her large purchase in Part III?
4. Who was Dara's and Marie's favorite Clara from the old Nutcracker tapes?
5. What does Gracie Hent say may have caused Bailey to throw up?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Part III, what does Derek start to suggest to Dara that enrages and scares Dara?
2. What does Dara's mother tell Dara and Marie is an essential part of being a serious dancer?
3. What does Dara tell Charlie and Marie that people must never find out about in the wake of Derek's death?
4. What does Marie do outside that is strange and sad in the immediate aftermath of Derek's death?
5. What did Dara and Marie used to look forward to at the end of The Nutcracker season with their mother?
6. Why does Dara eventually realize her mother never cast herself or Marie as Clara in The Nutcracker?
7. Why does Dara tell Charlie in Part III that they have to fire Derek?
8. What does Mrs. Bloom tell Dara about Derek and Marie that terrifies Dara?
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
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 2
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.
Essay Topic 3
Why does Mrs. Bloom tell Dara it is essential for her to see Mrs. Bloom's bathroom to understand what might have happened between Marie and Derek, and what does Mrs. Bloom's bathroom symbolize? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
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