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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the adults in their lives tell Maeve and Danny their mother went when she left the family?
(a) China.
(b) Mexico.
(c) Malaysia.
(d) India.

2. In Chapter 5, how does Danny's father end up handling his trip to see Maeve at college?
(a) Danny's father hires a car to drive him.
(b) Danny's father drives him to the city himself, just the two of them, before Andrea realizes they have left without her.
(c) Danny's father cancels Danny's trip.
(d) Danny's father relents to Andrea's demands and they all go into the city together.

3. What is one thing that Danny wishes he and Maeve had taken from the Dutch House the day they left in Chapter 6?
(a) Their stash of money.
(b) Their father's cuff links.
(c) Their mother's glass butter dish.
(d) Their father's journals.

4. In Chapter 5, what kind of restaurant does Danny's father take him and Maeve to?
(a) An Italian restaurant.
(b) A sushi restaurant.
(c) An Ethiopian restaurant.
(d) A Mexican restaurant.

5. 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 portraits of the Van Hoebeeks.
(b) The fireplaces.
(c) The portraits of the Conroys.
(d) The chandeliers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Maeve's portrait hanging in the Dutch House instead of her mother's?

2. In Chapter 6, where does Danny feel most at home?

3. What boarding school does Danny attend for high school?

4. What is the main feature of Maeve's bedroom in the Dutch House?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 6, what does Danny think, in hindsight, was a huge mistake he and Maeve made after their father died?

2. In Chapter 5, what does Maeve say when Danny tells her their father took him to see where their mother used to live?

3. In Chapter 5, what is different about Danny's father's demeanor when they meet Maeve for dinner?

4. Why is the Dutch House called the Dutch House?

5. In Chapter 5, what does Danny's father do when Andrea says she wants to come into New York City with him and Danny to visit Maeve?

6. In Chapter 5, what does Danny's father do on a whim that is hugely significant for Danny?

7. In Chapter 6, how do Sandy and Jocelyn react to Andrea's instructions for Danny and Maeve to leave the house and never come back?

8. Why is there a portrait of Maeve hanging in the drawing room instead of Maeve's and Danny's mother?

9. In Chapter 2, what does Danny's father do for a family with a very sick child that Maeve is surprised to hear about?

10. In Chapter 1, what aspect of the house does Andrea express concern and misgivings about?

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