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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter 5, what kind of pastry does Danny's father say he loved in his old neighborhood in New York?
(a) Eclairs.
(b) Crullers.
(c) Croissants.
(d) Cake.

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

4. What are the names of Andrea's daughters?
(a) Fiona and Siobhan.
(b) Jenny and Sally.
(c) Kathryn and Angeline.
(d) Norma and Bright.

5. In Chapter 6, where does Maeve go to work after her graduation from college?
(a) Otterson's Frozen Vegetables.
(b) Bertie's Pastries.
(c) Swanson's Meats.
(d) Jansen's Sausages.

6. 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 would look after Maeve and Danny because she was a good mother.
(b) That Andrea was never after his money, only his heart.
(c) That Andrea would never betray him.
(d) That Andrea was his one true love and he trusted her completely.

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

8. 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 is the friendliest neighbor she could wish for.
(c) She has plans to move out of the Dutch House.
(d) She never waves or smiles and she seems like a very sad person.

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

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

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

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

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

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

15. In Chapter 3, what does Andrea do one Saturday that shocks Danny and Maeve?
(a) Fires Sandy.
(b) Crashes her car.
(c) Walks into the house with two young girls.
(d) Buys Danny and Maeve a gift.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 4, how does Andrea rearrange the bedrooms at Dutch House?

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

3. 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?

4. What does Maeve tell Danny about their father's interpretation of the reason their mother left them?

5. Who presides at Cyril Conroy's funeral?

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