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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What upsets Celeste about Maeve's and Danny's relationship?
(a) She thinks Maeve has a drug problem.
(b) She thinks Maeve is too bohemian for them.
(c) She thinks Maeve is too involved in their lives.
(d) She thinks Maeve wants to steal their money.

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

3. In Chapter 13, who does Danny hire as a nanny?
(a) Jocelyn.
(b) Fluffy.
(c) Bright.
(d) Sandy.

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

5. What happens to Maeve at The Nutcracker in Chapter 15?
(a) She is robbed.
(b) She walks out out of boredom in the middle of the show.
(c) She has an attack of low blood sugar.
(d) She passes out.

6. On the train home for Thanksgiving in Chapter 8, what do many passengers ask Danny to do for them?
(a) Buy them teas and coffees.
(b) Take their coats for them.
(c) Lift their luggage onto the overhead racks.
(d) Hold their seats for them.

7. 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.

8. How many brothers and sisters does Celeste have?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 0.

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

10. In Chapter 12, where does Danny realize he has seen his mother as an adult?
(a) On the train.
(b) In the charity shop.
(c) In the grocery store.
(d) In the ER when he was working as a resident.

11. Who does Maeve offer to give a ride home to at the train station the night before Thanksgiving in Chapter 8?
(a) Fluffy.
(b) Elna.
(c) Celeste.
(d) Jocelyn.

12. What does Celeste tell Danny she would like to do in Chapter 9?
(a) Get married after his first year in medical school.
(b) Break up.
(c) Have a baby.
(d) Get married at the end of medical school.

13. Why does Fluffy tell Danny and Celeste she never smoked?
(a) Her father died of lung cancer.
(b) She hated the taste of smoke.
(c) Her mother died of lung cancer.
(d) Mrs. VanHoebeek, who Fluffy took car of, died of emphysema.

14. In Chapter 11, why is Maeve in the hospital?
(a) She had a heart attack.
(b) She was in a car accident.
(c) She had a bad blood sugar episode.
(d) She has a bad infection that started in her arm and has spread.

15. How does Maeve tell Danny their mother reacted to seeing the Dutch House for the first time?
(a) She loved it.
(b) She talked about all the painting she wanted to do on it.
(c) She did not like it and could not believe it was hers.
(d) She talked about how many people she could invite over for dinner parties.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Danny meet on the train in Chapter 8 that changes his life later?

2. What does Maeve tell her niece May about her rights regarding the Dutch House?

3. In Chapter 13, who is Danny's first child named for?

4. Who does Celeste blame for her breakup with Danny in Chapter 9?

5. What does Fluffy tell Danny about his mother in Chapter 12?

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