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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. Why is it difficult for Cyril Conroy to go up and down stairs in Chapter 4?
(a) He has a bad back.
(b) He has broken his ankle.
(c) He has a bad knee.
(d) He uses crutches.

2. What did the Van Hoebeeks make their fortune in?
(a) Railroads.
(b) Cigarettes.
(c) Coal.
(d) Cars.

3. Who is the nanny Maeve tells Danny later in adulthood that their father was sleeping with?
(a) Sandy.
(b) Fluffy.
(c) Jocelyn.
(d) Elna.

4. In Chapter 3, what happens the first time Andrea leaves Maeve and Danny alone with her two daughters?
(a) Maeve is very kind to the daughters and tries to make them feel welcome.
(b) Maeve ignores the daughters completely.
(c) Danny calls the police and tells them the two daughters have been abandoned.
(d) Maeve takes the girls to the park.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 1, what does Danny believe that Andrea's reaction to meeting him and Maeve the first time was?

2. What does Maeve's and Danny's old neighbor tell them about Andrea in Chapter 4?

3. What kind of flowers did Andrea rent for the day for her wedding to Cyril Conroy?

4. In Chapter 3, what does Maeve tell her father is not hers and Danny's responsibility?

5. How are Sandy and Jocelyn related?

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