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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I (Chapters 1 - 4).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 2, what is Danny's mother's behavior leading up to her leaving the family?
(a) She stays in bed all the time.
(b) She takes more and more education.
(c) She yells at the workers in the house often.
(d) She is absent for longer and longer periods.

2. In Chapter 2, who is the person in Danny's life that is closest to a mother figure?
(a) Andrea.
(b) Jocelyn.
(c) Maeve.
(d) Fluffy.

3. In Chapter 3, what does Maeve tell her father is not hers and Danny's responsibility?
(a) To take care of Andrea's daughters.
(b) To pay the housekeeping staff.
(c) To keep their grades up.
(d) To keep the books for the business.

4. What does Maeve's and Danny's old neighbor tell them about Andrea in Chapter 4?
(a) She never waves or smiles and she seems like a very sad person.
(b) She is the friendliest neighbor she could wish for.
(c) She can often be heard screaming at her girls.
(d) She has plans to move out of the Dutch House.

5. What happens to Maeve right after her and Danny's mother leaves for good?
(a) She runs away.
(b) She develops diabetes.
(c) She joins the army.
(d) She attempts suicide.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the family that originally built the Dutch House?

2. What does the ceiling of the dining room at Dutch House look like?

3. In Chapter 3, what happens the first time Andrea leaves Maeve and Danny alone with her two daughters?

4. How are Sandy and Jocelyn related?

5. Why is it difficult for Cyril Conroy to go up and down stairs in Chapter 4?

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