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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is one thing that Danny wishes he and Maeve had taken from the Dutch House the day they left in Chapter 6?
(a) Their father's cuff links.
(b) Their mother's glass butter dish.
(c) Their stash of money.
(d) Their father's journals.

3. What boarding school does Danny attend for high school?
(a) Oxford.
(b) Taft.
(c) Choate.
(d) Exeter.

4. What is the main feature of Maeve's bedroom in the Dutch House?
(a) A window seat.
(b) A chandelier.
(c) A mural.
(d) A built-in bookcase.

5. In Chapter 6, who calls Maeve to tell her that her father has died?
(a) Sandy.
(b) Jocelyn.
(c) Mrs. Kennedy.
(d) Andrea.

6. How does Maeve tell Danny to get into the city to visit her in Chapter 5?
(a) By airplane.
(b) By car.
(c) By ferry.
(d) On the train.

7. What does Andrea tell Maeve when she offers to take the reins of her father's business after he dies?
(a) The business will be sold.
(b) It will not be necessary.
(c) The business will go on with the other people who work there just fine.
(d) Their father would not have wanted them involved in the business.

8. Who comes to visit Maeve and Danny at Maeve's apartment in Chapter 7?
(a) Norma.
(b) Fluffy.
(c) Sandy and Jocelyn.
(d) Andrea.

9. What animals were infesting the Dutch House when Danny's family moved in?
(a) Deer.
(b) Rats.
(c) Snakes.
(d) Raccoons.

10. In Chapter 2, where does Danny go with his father every Saturday?
(a) To shop for food.
(b) To collect the rent.
(c) To volunteer at Habitat for Humanity.
(d) To gamble.

11. What is Maeve wearing in the portrait of herself in the Dutch House?
(a) A bright green coat.
(b) A royal blue dress.
(c) A bright red coat.
(d) A bright purple dress.

12. Which neighbor do Maeve and Danny see when they park at the Dutch House in Chapter 5?
(a) Mrs. Buchsbaum.
(b) Sandy.
(c) Jocelyn.
(d) Mr. Norcross.

13. In Chapter 6, where does Danny feel most at home?
(a) At the charity where he volunteers.
(b) At medical school.
(c) In the Dutch House.
(d) On a building site.

14. In Chapter 5, why is Maeve so amazed that her father showed Danny where their mother used to live?
(a) She thought her father had been so angry he would never speak about their mother again.
(b) She did not know their father even knew where her mother used to live.
(c) All the times Maeve had asked for information about their mother, he never told her anything.
(d) She thought her father was too hurt and saddened by their mother to ever speak of her again.

15. What kind of flowers did Andrea rent for the day for her wedding to Cyril Conroy?
(a) Water lilies.
(b) Sunflowers.
(c) Peonies.
(d) Roses.

Short Answer Questions

1. What Broadway show does Andrea want to see with her daughters in Chapter 5?

2. In Chapter 2, what is Danny's mother's behavior leading up to her leaving the family?

3. Where does Maeve go to college?

4. In Chapter 2, who is the person in Danny's life that is closest to a mother figure?

5. Which neighborhood is the Dutch House located in?

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