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

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

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

4. What does the lawyer Maeve consults tell her her father told him when he advised against going along with Andrea's wishes?
(a) That Andrea was never after his money, only his heart.
(b) That Andrea would never betray him.
(c) That Andrea was his one true love and he trusted her completely.
(d) That Andrea would look after Maeve and Danny because she was a good mother.

5. In Chapter 6, what does Andrea tell Maeve and Danny about the Dutch House?
(a) It is hers entirely, and that their father wanted her to live in it with her daughters.
(b) It will go to only Norma when she dies.
(c) It will go to only Danny when she dies.
(d) It will go to them when she dies.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 5, what kind of restaurant does Danny's father take him and Maeve to?

2. In Chapter 5, where does Maeve spend part of Christmas?

3. What is one thing that Danny wishes he and Maeve had taken from the Dutch House the day they left in Chapter 6?

4. What did Danny's nanny do to hurt him when he was four years old?

5. In Chapter 5, what does Maeve tell Danny about their mother's reason for leaving?

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