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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why did Cyril Conroy not have a will?
(a) He thought Andrea would look after everything for him.
(b) He thought wills were unnecessary.
(c) At age 53, he did not think he was old enough to have a will.
(d) Andrea's lawyer advised Cyril not to have his own will.

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

4. What does the ceiling of the dining room at Dutch House look like?
(a) It has the biggest chandelier Danny has ever seen.
(b) It is intensely blue, with gold gilt leaves.
(c) It is mosaic.
(d) It is a copper ceiling.

5. In Chapter 7, who does Maeve turn to for legal advice about the situation with Andrea?
(a) Maeve and Danny's grandfather, who was also a laywer.
(b) A friend's father, who was an estate lawyer.
(c) Her boyfriend, who was a lawyer.
(d) Lawyer Gooch, an old friend of their father's.

6. In Chapter 5, what strikes Danny about the place his mother used to live?
(a) There are bars on the window.
(b) It is far more luxurious than he was led to believe.
(c) It looks like it has no heat or electricity.
(d) The front door is broken.

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

8. For what holiday does Danny visit Maeve in Chapter 5?
(a) Thanksgiving.
(b) Christmas.
(c) Easter.
(d) The Fourth of July.

9. In Chapter 5, how does Maeve wear her hair that Sandy has told her she prefers?
(a) In a single heavy braid.
(b) Short, with bangs.
(c) Loose, under a hat.
(d) In a bun.

10. What does Maeve tell Andrea in Chapter 6 when Andrea's plans for the future become clear?
(a) Danny will find a way to get revenge on Andrea.
(b) Andrea's daughters will hate her.
(c) Maeve will find a way to get back at her.
(d) Andrea will never met another man to marry.

11. What does Maeve tell Danny about their father's interpretation of the reason their mother left them?
(a) Their mother had left them to go back to the convent.
(b) Their mother had been very sick and that was why she left.
(c) Their mother was not crazy as their father had told Danny.
(d) Their mother had left them because her own parents had disowned her and she wanted to try to make amends.

12. What does Andrea propose about Danny's and his father's trip in Chapter 5?
(a) She does not want them to go.
(b) She threatens to divorce Cyril if he goes without her.
(c) She has arranged for them all to take another holiday skiing up north at the same time.
(d) She wants to go along with them and to bring her daughters, too.

13. 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 Maeve took him to meet his favorite movie star.
(b) He tells them they sat inside and ate sweets all day.
(c) He tells them the truth - Maeve had a diabetic episode and they had to go to the hospital.
(d) He lies and tells them they went to see The Sound of Music.

14. 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 ignores the daughters completely.
(c) Maeve is very kind to the daughters and tries to make them feel welcome.
(d) Maeve takes the girls to the park.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 6, what do the doctors tell Maeve and Danny is the probably cause of their father's death?

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

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. In Chapter 1, what does Danny believe that Andrea's reaction to meeting him and Maeve the first time was?

5. In Chapter 5, where does Danny's father take Danny that surprises him?

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