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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 5, what kind of pastry does Danny's father say he loved in his old neighborhood in New York?
(a) Cake.
(b) Crullers.
(c) Croissants.
(d) Eclairs.

2. Where does Maeve try to make Danny go with her soon after Danny is kicked out of the Dutch House?
(a) Work.
(b) College.
(c) Church.
(d) Volunteering at charities.

3. What is the main feature of Maeve's bedroom in the Dutch House?
(a) A mural.
(b) A built-in bookcase.
(c) A window seat.
(d) A chandelier.

4. In Chapter 2, what does Danny's father do upon finding a tenant with a very sick child?
(a) Calls a doctor and leaves immediately.
(b) He does nothing, but only leaves them to their own devices.
(c) Picks up the child and drives them to the hospital himself.
(d) Tells the family they are evicted that very day.

5. For what holiday does Danny visit Maeve in Chapter 5?
(a) Easter.
(b) Christmas.
(c) The Fourth of July.
(d) Thanksgiving.

6. What explanation does Maeve give to Danny for how she treated Norma and Bright in Chapter 3?
(a) They are spoiled little girls so they deserve to be treated badly.
(b) They are Andrea's daughters, so she hates them.
(c) She feels sorry for anyone who is that little.
(d) They are not her responsibility, so that is why she ignored them.

7. In Chapter 6, who calls Maeve to tell her that her father has died?
(a) Mrs. Kennedy.
(b) Jocelyn.
(c) Sandy.
(d) Andrea.

8. What does Jocelyn tell Andrea in Chapter 6 when Andrea fires her and Sandy?
(a) That she and Sandy could never figure out what Mr. Conroy had been thinking in marrying Andrea.
(b) That Andrea's daughters would never forgive her.
(c) That Cyril's ghost would come back to haunt her.
(d) That the community would hate Andrea for this.

9. In Chapter 5, what does Danny's father tell him when Danny asks why his mother left?
(a) She was crazy.
(b) She had a free spirit.
(c) She never should have had children.
(d) She was a lesbian.

10. What Broadway show does Andrea want to see with her daughters in Chapter 5?
(a) West Side Story.
(b) Fiddler on the Roof.
(c) The Sound of Music.
(d) The Music Man.

11. What does Andrea tell Maeve when she offers to take the reins of her father's business after he dies?
(a) The business will be sold.
(b) Their father would not have wanted them involved in the business.
(c) The business will go on with the other people who work there just fine.
(d) It will not be necessary.

12. What does the ceiling of the dining room at Dutch House look like?
(a) It has the biggest chandelier Danny has ever seen.
(b) It is a copper ceiling.
(c) It is mosaic.
(d) It is intensely blue, with gold gilt leaves.

13. In Chapter 5, what kind of restaurant does Danny's father take him and Maeve to?
(a) A sushi restaurant.
(b) An Ethiopian restaurant.
(c) A Mexican restaurant.
(d) An Italian restaurant.

14. In Chapter 5, what does Danny tell Andrea and the rest of the family about what he did in New York City with Maeve?
(a) He tells them they sat inside and ate sweets all day.
(b) He tells them the truth - Maeve had a diabetic episode and they had to go to the hospital.
(c) He tells them Maeve took him to meet his favorite movie star.
(d) He lies and tells them they went to see The Sound of Music.

15. In Chapter 2, where does Danny go with his father every Saturday?
(a) To shop for food.
(b) To gamble.
(c) To volunteer at Habitat for Humanity.
(d) To collect the rent.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 5, what does Danny's father tell him about asking people who they are voting for?

4. In Chapter 5, where does Danny's father take Danny that surprises him?

5. How are Sandy and Jocelyn related?

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