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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Which professor of Danny's gives him extra homework because he is not doing well in Chapter 8?
2. What is Celeste's family dog's name?
3. Where does Maeve tell Danny she wants him to meet Fluffy soon?
4. What does Maeve tell her niece May about her rights regarding the Dutch House?
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 about her feelings about his becoming a doctor?
3. In Chapter 8, how does Danny meet Celeste on the train?
4. In Chapter 12, who does Danny meet up with from his past and what do they talk about?
5. In Chapter 8, what does Danny's professor, Dr. Able, tell him about chemistry?
6. In Chapter 14, what role does Maeve play in Danny's growing real estate business?
7. In Chapter 12, what does Fluffy tell Danny about her life in the Dutch House and her plans concerning his father?
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 8, why does Danny first end up in Harlem?
10. In Chapter 12, what does Danny realize about his feelings towards Fluffy as he leaves their meeting?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay analyzing the meaning of Maeve's portrait, including a discussion of why her portrait was painted rather than her parents' portraits. What do you think it meant to both Maeve and Danny for Maeve to take the portrait back at the end of the book?
Essay Topic 2
When Elna Conroy suddenly shows up in Maeve's and Danny's lives again after decades of absence, the two siblings react very differently. Write an essay comparing and contrasting Maeve's and Danny's reactions to the reappearance of their mother Elna in their lives.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay analyzing why Danny finally decides to at least pretend to forgive Elna for leaving the family when he was a child. When does he genuinely begin to let go of his anger, resentment and bitterness towards her?
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