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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. In Chapter 12, what does Celeste make for Danny for his apartment?
2. What sport does Danny enjoy the most in high school and college?
3. In Chapter 11, why is Maeve in the hospital?
4. Where does Danny run into Celeste again after their breakup?
5. How does Celeste react when Danny tells her he is not going to practice medicine?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 8, why does Danny first end up in Harlem?
2. In Chapter 12, what does Fluffy tell Danny about her life in the Dutch House and her plans concerning his father?
3. In Chapter 12, who does Danny meet up with from his past and what do they talk about?
4. In Chapter 13, what kind of relationship do Celeste and Fluffy develop?
5. In Chapter 8, why does Maeve insist on driving Celeste to her family home?
6. In Chapter 8, why does Dr. Able begin inviting Danny to coffee and then dinner at his home?
7. In Chapter 12, what does Fluffy tell Danny that utterly shocks him?
8. In Chapter 14, what role does Maeve play in Danny's growing real estate business?
9. 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?
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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In Chapter 13, Danny buys a house for his wife without asking her for her opinion on the house first. Write an essay analyzing the differences and similarities between Danny's choice to buy a house this way and his father Cyril's choice to buy the Dutch House under similar circumstances decades earlier.
Essay Topic 2
The main explanation Patchett offers for Elna Conroy's decision to leave her husband and young children permanently is that she could not stand to live in the Dutch House. Does this explanation seem reasonable and plausible to you in the context of the story? Write an essay explaining why or why not, citing specific references to the text to support your answer.
Essay Topic 3
What does Cyril Conroy's handling of Maeve's diagnosis with diabetes as a child - and his attitude towards her and her illness - reveal about Cyril's and Maeve's relationship in general? Write an essay explaining your answer.
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