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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Chapters 5 - 7).

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 knee.
(b) He uses crutches.
(c) He has a bad back.
(d) He has broken his ankle.

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

3. Why is Maeve's portrait hanging in the Dutch House instead of her mother's?
(a) The family could not afford to pay for more than one portrait.
(b) Her mother refused to sit for a portrait.
(c) The painter the family hired wanted to paint Maeve for free.
(d) Maeve begged to have her portrait painted as a child.

4. In Chapter 6, what does Andrea think has happened when she finds Maeve, Danny, Sandy and Jocelyn in the kitchen after their father's death?
(a) She thinks one of Sandy's children has died.
(b) She thinks Maeve is sicker than everyone thought.
(c) She thinks something might have happened to Bright and Norma.
(d) She thinks their mother has died.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who came to tell Danny and Maeve their father wanted them to meet Andrea the first time she came to the house in Chapter 1?

2. For what holiday does Danny visit Maeve in Chapter 5?

3. In Chapter 6, where does Maeve go to work after her graduation from college?

4. Where did the adults in their lives tell Maeve and Danny their mother went when she left the family?

5. In Chapter 6, where does Danny feel most at home?

(see the answer key)

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