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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 12, what was Fluffy worried about meeting Danny as an adult for the first time?
(a) That he would be adversely affected by her having hit him when he was a child.
(b) That he would be too affectionate.
(c) That he would ask her too many questions.
(d) That he would blame her for his father's death.

2. What does Maeve tell her niece May about her rights regarding the Dutch House?
(a) The house will likely be hers one day.
(b) She has every right to sit in the window seat because it was her grandmother's.
(c) She has no rights at all regarding the house.
(d) She has every right to swim in the pool because it was her grandfather's.

3. What do Maeve and Danny often do together as they sit in the car outside the Dutch House?
(a) Listen to music.
(b) Smoke cigarettes.
(c) Drink beer.
(d) Eat cake.

4. In Chapter 10, which rotation does Danny do particularly well in?
(a) Pediatrics.
(b) Oncology.
(c) Surgery.
(d) Radiology.

5. In Chapter 15, what makes Maeve and Danny not want to return to the Dutch House after their last visit?
(a) They see someone who looks like their mother there.
(b) They see someone who looks like their father there.
(c) They see Norma and Bright there.
(d) They see Andrea come out of the house for the first time.

6. How does Celeste react when Danny tells her he is not going to practice medicine?
(a) She is upset and disappointed.
(b) She is indifferent.
(c) She is upset, but all she really cares about is if he will be making a decent salary.
(d) She is happy.

7. In Chapter 13, who is Danny's first child named for?
(a) Maeve.
(b) Andrea.
(c) Elna.
(d) Cyril.

8. In Chapter 13, what does Danny do for a boy one day when vacationing at the beach?
(a) Revives him after he nearly drowns.
(b) Pulls a jellyfish stinger out of his leg.
(c) Pulls a nail out of his foot.
(d) Stitches his foot after he cuts it on a shell.

9. What do the doctors use to track Maeve's infection in Chapter 11?
(a) A special scale.
(b) A chart with lots of different markings.
(c) A new machine that the hospital has just bought.
(d) A black marker on her arm.

10. Where is the person Maeve offers a ride from the train station to in Chapter 8 from?
(a) Abington.
(b) Rydal.
(c) Jenkintown.
(d) Philadelphia.

11. In Chapter 8, what kind of surgery does Danny have?
(a) An appendectomy.
(b) Surgery to repair a tear in his esophagus.
(c) Surgery for a collapsed lung.
(d) Emergency heart surgery.

12. Which professor of Danny's gives him extra homework because he is not doing well in Chapter 8?
(a) Dr. Smarthmore.
(b) Dr. Able.
(c) Dr. Cain.
(d) Dr. Murphy.

13. Who does Maeve tell Danny she has seen after many years in Chapter 11?
(a) Andrea.
(b) Cyril.
(c) Fluffy.
(d) Elna.

14. In Chapter 12, what kind of job does Celeste get?
(a) An accounting job.
(b) A gardening job.
(c) A nursing job.
(d) A teaching job.

15. In Chapter 9, where does Danny go for the first time in New York City?
(a) The Bronx.
(b) Queens.
(c) Long Island.
(d) Harlem.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 13, whose names do not appear on Danny's wedding invitation?

2. What do Maeve and the person she offers a ride home to from the train station in Chapter 8 talk about on the car journey?

3. Why does Fluffy tell Danny she was upset the day she hit him when he was a child?

4. How does Maeve tell Danny their mother reacted to seeing the Dutch House for the first time?

5. In Chapter 12, what does Celeste make for Danny for his apartment?

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