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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. What is Celeste's family dog's name?
2. Who tells Danny the information he uses to make his first purchase of land in Chapter 10?
3. What is Fluffy's first name?
4. How does Maeve tell Danny their mother reacted to seeing the Dutch House for the first time?
5. How does Celeste react when Danny tells her he does not want to go along with her plans for them in Chapter 9?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 8, why does Danny first end up in Harlem?
2. In Chapter 8, what does Danny call lawyer Gooch to ask him?
3. In Chapter 8, why does Danny end up going to medical school?
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 14, what role does Maeve play in Danny's growing real estate business?
6. In Chapter 12, what does Fluffy tell Danny about her life in the Dutch House and her plans concerning his father?
7. In Chapter 8, why does Maeve insist on driving Celeste to her family home?
8. In Chapter 8, why does Dr. Able begin inviting Danny to coffee and then dinner at his home?
9. In Chapter 13, under what circumstances do Danny and Celeste move into their new family home?
10. 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?
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 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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