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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 does Maeve's doctor tell Danny in Chapter 11 about Maeve's condition?
(a) She is probably going to die.
(b) She will need to increase her insulin dosage.
(c) She will need to be on antibiotics for months.
(d) She should have come in two days earlier.

2. What sport do Maeve and Danny sometimes play together for fun?
(a) Badminton.
(b) Squash.
(c) Croquet.
(d) Tennis.

3. Why does Dr. Able start to take more of an interest in Danny in Chapter 9?
(a) He finds out Danny has no parents.
(b) He finds out how brilliant Danny is.
(c) He likes Danny's sense of humor.
(d) He finds out that Danny is thinking of quitting medicine.

4. In Chapter 12, what big life decision does Danny make?
(a) He tells Maeve he does not want to see her again.
(b) He tells Celeste he wants to marry her.
(c) He hires Fluffy to clean his house.
(d) He makes the choice to become a surgeon.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Maeve and the person she offers a ride home to from the train station in Chapter 8 talk about on the car journey?

2. Where does Danny end up attending medical school?

3. What do Celeste and Danny do one last time before they part ways?

4. In Chapter 13, who is Danny's first child named for?

5. On the train home for Thanksgiving in Chapter 8, what do many passengers ask Danny to do for them?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 12, what does Fluffy say about the reason for Danny's mother's charity work?

4. 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?

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

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

7. In Chapter 14, what role does Maeve play in Danny's growing real estate business?

8. In Chapter 8, how does Maeve get her point across to Danny about what she thinks he should do about Celeste pressuring him to get married?

9. In Chapter 12, what does Fluffy tell Danny about her life in the Dutch House and her plans concerning his father?

10. 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?

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