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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 happens to Maeve at The Nutcracker in Chapter 15?
2. Why is Danny interested in different parts of New York City in Chapter 9?
3. What did Maeve's father bring to the Dutch House for them to eat the first time he showed she and her mother the house?
4. How does Maeve tell Danny their mother reacted to seeing the Dutch House for the first time?
5. In Chapter 12, what big life decision does Danny make?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 8, why does Danny end up going to medical school?
2. In Chapter 12, what does Danny realize about his feelings towards Fluffy as he leaves their meeting?
3. In Chapter 8, what happens to Danny that makes Maeve tell him she must die first?
4. In Chapter 8, how does Danny meet Celeste on the train?
5. In Chapter 12, what does Fluffy tell Danny that utterly shocks him?
6. In Chapter 8, why does Danny first end up in Harlem?
7. 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?
8. In Chapter 13, under what circumstances do Danny and Celeste move into their new family home?
9. In Chapter 12, what does Fluffy say about the reason for Danny's mother's charity work?
10. In Chapter 13, what kind of relationship do Celeste and Fluffy develop?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does visiting Andrea at the Dutch House at the novel's end and finding her mentally incapacitated by a debilitating degenerative disease seem to affect Maeve and Danny? Write an essay explaining your answer.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
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.
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