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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I (Chapters 1 - 4).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the family that originally built the Dutch House?
(a) The Van Amsterdams.
(b) The Van Hoebeeks.
(c) The Van Helsings.
(d) The Conroys.

2. What happens to Maeve right after her and Danny's mother leaves for good?
(a) She joins the army.
(b) She runs away.
(c) She develops diabetes.
(d) She attempts suicide.

3. What did the Van Hoebeeks make their fortune in?
(a) Cars.
(b) Coal.
(c) Cigarettes.
(d) Railroads.

4. Who was Danny's father most comfortable with, in Danny's opinion in Chapter 2?
(a) His family.
(b) The people in his office.
(c) The other gamblers.
(d) His tenants.

5. In Chapter 2, who is the person in Danny's life that is closest to a mother figure?
(a) Andrea.
(b) Maeve.
(c) Fluffy.
(d) Jocelyn.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2, where does Danny go with his father every Saturday?

2. Who is the nanny Maeve tells Danny later in adulthood that their father was sleeping with?

3. In Chapter 2, what does Danny's father do upon finding a tenant with a very sick child?

4. Who performed the wedding ceremony for Andrea and Cyril Conroy?

5. What does Maeve's father tell her after she becomes very ill with diabetes?

(see the answer key)

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