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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, where does Danny go with his father every Saturday?
(a) To collect the rent.
(b) To shop for food.
(c) To gamble.
(d) To volunteer at Habitat for Humanity.

2. How are Sandy and Jocelyn related?
(a) They are not related.
(b) They are sisters.
(c) They are cousins.
(d) They are mother and daughter.

3. What does the lawyer Maeve consults tell her her father told him when he advised against going along with Andrea's wishes?
(a) That Andrea would never betray him.
(b) That Andrea was never after his money, only his heart.
(c) That Andrea was his one true love and he trusted her completely.
(d) That Andrea would look after Maeve and Danny because she was a good mother.

4. What Broadway show does Andrea want to see with her daughters in Chapter 5?
(a) The Sound of Music.
(b) The Music Man.
(c) Fiddler on the Roof.
(d) West Side Story.

5. In Chapter 5, why is Maeve so amazed that her father showed Danny where their mother used to live?
(a) All the times Maeve had asked for information about their mother, he never told her anything.
(b) She thought her father had been so angry he would never speak about their mother again.
(c) She thought her father was too hurt and saddened by their mother to ever speak of her again.
(d) She did not know their father even knew where her mother used to live.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Andrea tell Maeve when she offers to take the reins of her father's business after he dies?

2. What does Jocelyn tell Andrea in Chapter 6 when Andrea fires her and Sandy?

3. What does Andrea say must be a comfort to Danny's father as she tours the house for the first time in Chapter 1?

4. In Chapter 6, who was with Cyril Conroy when he fell ill?

5. What kind of flowers did Andrea rent for the day for her wedding to Cyril Conroy?

Short Essay Questions

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

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 does Maeve remember about her mother's feelings about the Dutch House?

4. In Chapter 6, what does Danny's father tell him about his eventual role in his business?

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

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

7. In Chapter 5, what does Danny's father tell him when Danny finally gets up the courage to ask why his mother left?

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

9. 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?

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

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