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1. In Chapter 1, what do Danny and Maeve think about the fact that their father wants them to meet a friend at the house on a Saturday?

In Chapter 1, Danny and Maeve think it is very unusual that their father wants them to meet a friend of his at the house on a Saturday because their father does not have many friends and he never invites people to the house.

2. What is the significance of the two large portraits hanging in the drawing room of the Dutch House?

The two large portraits hanging in the drawing room of the Dutch House are of the VanHoebeeks, the couple who originally built the grand house and later fell on hard times.

3. Why is there a portrait of Maeve hanging in the drawing room instead of Maeve's and Danny's mother?

There is a portrait of Maeve hanging in the drawing room instead of Maeve and Danny's mother because when the portrait painter had come to the house years earlier, their mother had refused to sit for the artist.

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