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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. How does Danny's father find out about the first land deal he makes?
2. Who else comes to sit with Maeve in the hospital in Chapter 11 besides Danny?
3. What does Maeve tell her niece May about her rights regarding the Dutch House?
4. What does Danny notice about Fluffy's physical reaction to embarrassment?
5. What does May show a special talent for as a young girl in Chapter 15?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 12, what does Fluffy tell Danny that utterly shocks him?
2. 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?
3. In Chapter 8, what does Maeve tell Danny is the fantastic news she has heard from Lawyer Gooch?
4. In Chapter 8, what does Danny's professor, Dr. Able, tell him about chemistry?
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 about her life in the Dutch House and her plans concerning his father?
8. In Chapter 12, what does Fluffy say about the reason for Danny's mother's charity work?
9. In Chapter 8, what happens to Danny that makes Maeve tell him she must die first?
10. In Chapter 12, who does Danny meet up with from his past and what do they talk about?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Why is it so important to Maeve that Danny attend medical school, and how does her insistence on this specific part of his future affect Danny's relationship with Maeve? Write an essay explaining your answer, citing specific references to the text to support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay analyzing why Danny and Maeve continue to sit in their parked car at the Dutch House years after Andrea has kicked them out. How does Danny seem to feel when Maeve finally tells him they should stop their trips there?
Essay Topic 3
What kinds of character traits, attributes, and attitudes do you think Patchett conveys through her descriptions of Maeve's hair, height, and clothes? Write an essay explaining your answer, citing specific references to the text to support your conclusions.
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