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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. In Chapter 2, what is Danny's mother's behavior leading up to her leaving the family?
(a) She is absent for longer and longer periods.
(b) She yells at the workers in the house often.
(c) She takes more and more education.
(d) She stays in bed all the time.

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

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

4. What explanation does Maeve give to Danny for how she treated Norma and Bright in Chapter 3?
(a) They are spoiled little girls so they deserve to be treated badly.
(b) They are not her responsibility, so that is why she ignored them.
(c) She feels sorry for anyone who is that little.
(d) They are Andrea's daughters, so she hates them.

5. Who was Danny's father most comfortable with, in Danny's opinion in Chapter 2?
(a) His family.
(b) His tenants.
(c) The people in his office.
(d) The other gamblers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Maeve's and Danny's old neighbor tell them about Andrea in Chapter 4?

2. In Chapter 6, where is Cyril Conroy when he falls ill?

3. What does Andrea propose about Danny's and his father's trip in Chapter 5?

4. What Broadway show does Andrea want to see with her daughters in Chapter 5?

5. In Chapter 6, what does Andrea tell Maeve and Danny about the Dutch House?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 2, what does Danny do every Saturday with his father, and why is it important?

4. In Chapter 1, what do Danny and Maeve think about the fact that their father wants them to meet a friend at the house on a Saturday?

5. In Chapter 2, how does Danny say he feels about his mother?

6. In Chapter 3, what does Andrea do one day that greatly surprises Danny and Maeve?

7. In Chapter 7, what does Maeve tell Danny about her feelings towards Andrea and her children?

8. In Chapter 5, what does Maeve remember about her mother's feelings about the Dutch House?

9. What is the significance of the two large portraits hanging in the drawing room of the Dutch House?

10. When Cyril Conroy bought the Dutch House, what kind of a state was it in?

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