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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 tells Danny the information he uses to make his first purchase of land in Chapter 10?
(a) His father Cyril.
(b) Dr. Able.
(c) Fluffy.
(d) Maeve.

2. In Chapter 13, who is Danny's first child named for?
(a) Cyril.
(b) Elna.
(c) Maeve.
(d) Andrea.

3. What does May show a special talent for as a young girl in Chapter 15?
(a) Dancing.
(b) Swimming.
(c) Skating.
(d) Basketball.

4. What did Maeve's father bring to the Dutch House for them to eat the first time he showed she and her mother the house?
(a) Sandwiches.
(b) Cold pizza.
(c) Pasta salad.
(d) Hot dogs.

5. In Chapter 12, what does Celeste make for Danny for his apartment?
(a) A bedspread.
(b) A cabinet.
(c) Pillows.
(d) Curtains.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Maeve tell her niece May about her rights regarding the Dutch House?

2. In Chapter 12, what kind of job does Celeste get?

3. What is Dr. Able's wife's name?

4. In Chapter 15, what makes Maeve and Danny not want to return to the Dutch House after their last visit?

5. In Chapter 12, where does Danny realize he has seen his mother as an adult?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 13, what do Danny and Celeste do for childcare arrangements when their second child is due very shortly after having their first child?

2. In Chapter 8, why does Danny first end up in Harlem?

3. In Chapter 13, what does Fluffy tell Danny about how his father had gotten the money to buy his first plot of land?

4. In Chapter 8, why does Dr. Able begin inviting Danny to coffee and then dinner at his home?

5. In Chapter 8, what does Maeve tell Danny is the fantastic news she has heard from Lawyer Gooch?

6. In Chapter 13, what kind of relationship do Celeste and Fluffy develop?

7. In Chapter 12, what does Fluffy tell Danny about his father's conversations with his mother around the time his mother left the family permanently?

8. In Chapter 13, under what circumstances do Danny and Celeste move into their new family home?

9. In Chapter 8, why does Maeve insist on driving Celeste to her family home?

10. In Chapter 12, what does Fluffy tell Danny that utterly shocks him?

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