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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. Who came to tell Danny and Maeve their father wanted them to meet Andrea the first time she came to the house in Chapter 1?
(a) Elna.
(b) Sandy.
(c) Jocelyn.
(d) Fluffy.

2. In Chapter 5, what did Danny's father tell Maeve when she told him she wanted to try to find her mother?
(a) She should go and try to find her.
(b) She should think of her mother as dead.
(c) Andrea would not allow Maeve to go to try to find her mother.
(d) If she went to try to find her, she was not allowed back in the house.

3. What was odd about the kitchen in the Dutch House in Danny's opinion?
(a) It had a copper ceiling.
(b) It was tiled in diamonds.
(c) It was small compared to the rest of the house.
(d) It was dirty in a way that meant it could not be easily cleaned.

4. In Chapter 5, what does Danny say he and Maeve pretended about the Dutch House?
(a) That what they had lost was the house itself rather than their family - their mother and their father.
(b) That they wished ill on Andrea and her daughters, which only made them feel worse.
(c) That they still loved the house, when neither of them did.
(d) That they wished the house would burn to the ground, which they really did not wish.

5. What does Maeve tell Andrea in Chapter 6 when Andrea's plans for the future become clear?
(a) Andrea's daughters will hate her.
(b) Maeve will find a way to get back at her.
(c) Danny will find a way to get revenge on Andrea.
(d) Andrea will never met another man to marry.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 6, who calls Maeve to tell her that her father has died?

2. Who comes to visit Maeve and Danny at Maeve's apartment in Chapter 7?

3. In Chapter 5, why is Danny excited about his father taking him to visit Maeve at college?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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. What does Danny remember about Fluffy in Chapter 1?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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