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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. How does Danny's father find out about the first land deal he makes?
(a) A boy who was next to him in an army hospital in France lets him in on inside information that proves correct.
(b) His lawyer tells him.
(c) A stockbroker friend tells him.
(d) His businessman grandfather tells him.

2. What do Celeste and Danny do one last time before they part ways?
(a) Have dinner.
(b) Visit the cemetery together.
(c) Go to church together.
(d) Have sex.

3. In Chapter 12, where does Danny realize he has seen his mother as an adult?
(a) In the charity shop.
(b) In the ER when he was working as a resident.
(c) On the train.
(d) In the grocery store.

4. Why does Maeve tell Danny she has stayed at Otterson's for her work all these years?
(a) She says God wants her to stay there.
(b) She says the pay is fantastic.
(c) She says Otterson needs her and she is happy there.
(d) She says she owes Mr. Otterson her life.

5. In Chapter 15, what makes Maeve and Danny not want to return to the Dutch House after their last visit?
(a) They see someone who looks like their father there.
(b) They see Andrea come out of the house for the first time.
(c) They see Norma and Bright there.
(d) They see someone who looks like their mother there.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 8, what subject does Danny struggle with?

2. What is Dr. Able's wife's name?

3. Why does Fluffy tell Danny she was upset the day she hit him when he was a child?

4. What happens to Maeve at The Nutcracker in Chapter 15?

5. What do Maeve and the person she offers a ride home to from the train station in Chapter 8 talk about on the car journey?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 8, why does Danny first end up in Harlem?

2. In Chapter 8, what does Celeste say to Danny when he tells her he does not want to marry her right away?

3. In Chapter 8, what does Maeve tell Danny about her feelings about his becoming a doctor?

4. In Chapter 8, why does Danny end up going to medical school?

5. In Chapter 8, why does Maeve insist on driving Celeste to her family home?

6. In Chapter 14, what role does Maeve play in Danny's growing real estate business?

7. In Chapter 12, what does Fluffy say about the reason for Danny's mother's charity work?

8. In Chapter 12, what does Fluffy tell Danny that utterly shocks him?

9. In Chapter 13, what does Celeste tell Danny about her interpretation of Maeve's feelings about their wedding?

10. In Chapter 12, what does Danny realize about his feelings towards Fluffy as he leaves their meeting?

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