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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. In Chapter 6, why does Andrea call Maeve away from work so suddenly?
(a) She tells her she needs to take Danny and Norma and Bright for good.
(b) She tells her she needs to be the one to fire Sandy and Jocelyn.
(c) She tells her she needs to be the one to put the Dutch House on the market.
(d) She tells her she needs to take Danny from the house with her for good.

3. Where did the adults in their lives tell Maeve and Danny their mother went when she left the family?
(a) Malaysia.
(b) China.
(c) Mexico.
(d) India.

4. In Chapter 2, who is the person in Danny's life that is closest to a mother figure?
(a) Maeve.
(b) Andrea.
(c) Fluffy.
(d) Jocelyn.

5. What year was the construction on the Dutch House finished in?
(a) 1930.
(b) 1918.
(c) 1922.
(d) 1924.

6. 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?
(a) Fluffy.
(b) Sandy.
(c) Elna.
(d) Jocelyn.

7. In Chapter 6, what do the doctors tell Maeve and Danny is the probably cause of their father's death?
(a) Stroke.
(b) Gunshot wound.
(c) Heart attack.
(d) Diabetes.

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

9. In Chapter 5, where does Danny's father take Danny that surprises him?
(a) Into Harlem.
(b) Into Brooklyn, where Danny's father used to live.
(c) Into the Bronx zoo, even though Danny's father hates zoos.
(d) Into Philadelphia, to a museum.

10. Where does Maeve go to college?
(a) Barnard.
(b) Smith.
(c) Temple.
(d) Sarah Lawrence.

11. What does Maeve's father tell her after she becomes very ill with diabetes?
(a) She has to stop this.
(b) She will have only the best doctors see her at the house.
(c) If she can get better herself, her mother will return.
(d) She may need to live at the hospital instead of at home.

12. What did Danny's nanny do to hurt him when he was four years old?
(a) Smacked his bottom.
(b) Slapped his face.
(c) Hit him on the head with a wooden spoon.
(d) Burned his hand.

13. Which neighborhood is the Dutch House located in?
(a) Elkins Park.
(b) Camelot Drive.
(c) Harmony Ridge.
(d) The Peaceful Hills.

14. 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 runs away.
(d) She develops diabetes.

15. Who presides at Cyril Conroy's funeral?
(a) Father McCarthy.
(b) Father Taffera.
(c) Father Brewer.
(d) Father Minty.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 5, how does Maeve wear her hair that Sandy has told her she prefers?

2. Why did Cyril Conroy not have a will?

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

4. In Chapter 7, who does Maeve turn to for legal advice about the situation with Andrea?

5. Where does Danny live after Andrea kicks him out of the Dutch House?

(see the answer keys)

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