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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. What boarding school does Danny attend for high school?
(a) Exeter.
(b) Oxford.
(c) Taft.
(d) Choate.
2. In Chapter 6, who was with Cyril Conroy when he fell ill?
(a) Andrea.
(b) Mr. Brennan, who worked for him.
(c) Jocelyn.
(d) Elna Conroy.
3. What does Jocelyn tell Andrea in Chapter 6 when Andrea fires her and Sandy?
(a) That the community would hate Andrea for this.
(b) That Andrea's daughters would never forgive her.
(c) That Cyril's ghost would come back to haunt her.
(d) That she and Sandy could never figure out what Mr. Conroy had been thinking in marrying Andrea.
4. In Chapter 5, what kind of pastry does Danny's father say he loved in his old neighborhood in New York?
(a) Croissants.
(b) Eclairs.
(c) Cake.
(d) Crullers.
5. Who cries at the end of Chapter 4 when Andrea's bedroom rearrangements are revealed to Maeve?
(a) Norma.
(b) Bright.
(c) Danny.
(d) Maeve.
Short Answer Questions
1. Which neighborhood is the Dutch House located in?
2. In Chapter 3, what does Maeve tell her father is not hers and Danny's responsibility?
3. Why is it difficult for Cyril Conroy to go up and down stairs in Chapter 4?
4. In Chapter 7, who does Maeve turn to for legal advice about the situation with Andrea?
5. In Chapter 6, why does Andrea call Maeve away from work so suddenly?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 2, how does Danny say he feels about his mother?
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 1, what aspect of the house does Andrea express concern and misgivings about?
4. In Chapter 2, what does Danny's father do for a family with a very sick child that Maeve is surprised to hear about?
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 5, what does Danny's father tell him when Danny finally gets up the courage to ask why his mother left?
8. 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?
9. In Chapter 2, what does Danny do every Saturday with his father, and why is it important?
10. In Chapter 5, what is different about Danny's father's demeanor when they meet Maeve for dinner?
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