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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 13, what does Danny buy Celeste as a surprise?
2. Who does Maeve tell Danny she has seen after many years in Chapter 11?
3. In Chapter 13, who is Danny's first child?
4. In Chapter 12, what was Fluffy worried about meeting Danny as an adult for the first time?
5. Why does Fluffy tell Danny and Celeste she never smoked?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 13, what does Celeste tell Danny about her interpretation of Maeve's feelings about their wedding?
2. In Chapter 12, what does Danny realize about his feelings towards Fluffy as he leaves their meeting?
3. In Chapter 8, how does Danny meet Celeste on the train?
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 Dr. Able begin inviting Danny to coffee and then dinner at his home?
6. In Chapter 13, under what circumstances do Danny and Celeste move into their new family home?
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 13, what kind of relationship do Celeste and Fluffy develop?
9. In Chapter 8, why does Danny end up going to medical school?
10. In Chapter 13, what does Fluffy tell Danny about how his father had gotten the money to buy his first plot of land?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay analyzing how, when, and why Maeve begins to separate herself from the Conroy family in her youth. How do her father, Cyril Conroy, and her younger brother, Danny Conroy, react to Maeve's withdrawal?
Essay Topic 2
At different points all throughout the novel, Danny wonders to himself and aloud to Maeve how accurate their memories and recollections of the past are. Write an essay analyzing Patchett's treatment of the theme of memory, and on how reliable any one individual's memory of the past is in this novel.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay analyzing the evolution of Danny's and Maeve's attitudes and feelings towards Fluffy from their childhood through their adulthood. Cite specific references to the text to support your conclusions.
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