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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 5, what does Danny's father tell him when Danny asks why his mother left?
(a) She was a lesbian.
(b) She was crazy.
(c) She had a free spirit.
(d) She never should have had children.

2. How old is Andrea when she marries Cyril Conroy?
(a) 25.
(b) 31.
(c) 41.
(d) 50.

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

4. What does Maeve's and Danny's old neighbor tell them about Andrea in Chapter 4?
(a) She can often be heard screaming at her girls.
(b) She has plans to move out of the Dutch House.
(c) She is the friendliest neighbor she could wish for.
(d) She never waves or smiles and she seems like a very sad person.

5. Who performed the wedding ceremony for Andrea and Cyril Conroy?
(a) A priest.
(b) A rabbi.
(c) A judge no one in the family knew.
(d) A priest and a rabbi.

6. Why does Maeve want Danny to go to medical school so badly?
(a) So he can become a famous doctor.
(b) So he can fulfill their father's dream for him.
(c) So he can become wealthy.
(d) So he can use as much money from the trust as possible and wrest it away from Norma and Bright.

7. What explanation does Maeve give to Danny for how she treated Norma and Bright in Chapter 3?
(a) They are not her responsibility, so that is why she ignored them.
(b) She feels sorry for anyone who is that little.
(c) They are spoiled little girls so they deserve to be treated badly.
(d) They are Andrea's daughters, so she hates them.

8. Who was Danny's father most comfortable with, in Danny's opinion in Chapter 2?
(a) The other gamblers.
(b) The people in his office.
(c) His family.
(d) His tenants.

9. In Chapter 7, what does Lawyer Gooch tell Maeve and Danny their father has set up for Danny?
(a) An education trust to benefit Danny for his college education, as well as for Norma and Bright, Andrea's daughters.
(b) Danny is a partial partner in his father's company.
(c) He left Danny his car and a house no one else knew about.
(d) He left Danny one of his buildings to manage.

10. In Chapter 5, what does Danny tell Andrea and the rest of the family about what he did in New York City with Maeve?
(a) He tells them they sat inside and ate sweets all day.
(b) He tells them the truth - Maeve had a diabetic episode and they had to go to the hospital.
(c) He lies and tells them they went to see The Sound of Music.
(d) He tells them Maeve took him to meet his favorite movie star.

11. What Broadway show does Andrea want to see with her daughters in Chapter 5?
(a) West Side Story.
(b) The Sound of Music.
(c) Fiddler on the Roof.
(d) The Music Man.

12. What does Andrea say must be a comfort to Danny's father as she tours the house for the first time in Chapter 1?
(a) The fireplaces.
(b) The chandeliers.
(c) The portraits of the Van Hoebeeks.
(d) The portraits of the Conroys.

13. In Chapter 6, who was with Cyril Conroy when he fell ill?
(a) Andrea.
(b) Mr. Brennan, who worked for him.
(c) Elna Conroy.
(d) Jocelyn.

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

15. Who cries at the end of Chapter 4 when Andrea's bedroom rearrangements are revealed to Maeve?
(a) Norma.
(b) Maeve.
(c) Danny.
(d) Bright.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 5, what does Danny say he and Maeve pretended about the Dutch House?

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

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

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

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