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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 sport do Maeve and Danny sometimes play together for fun?
2. In Chapter 15, what makes Maeve and Danny not want to return to the Dutch House after their last visit?
3. What is Dr. Able's wife's name?
4. In Chapter 12, what big life decision does Danny make?
5. Who does Maeve offer to give a ride home to at the train station the night before Thanksgiving in Chapter 8?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 8, why does Danny first end up in Harlem?
2. In Chapter 13, what kind of relationship do Celeste and Fluffy develop?
3. In Chapter 13, what does Fluffy tell Danny about how his father had gotten the money to buy his first plot of land?
4. In Chapter 8, why does Danny end up going to medical school?
5. In Chapter 8, what does Danny call lawyer Gooch to ask him?
6. In Chapter 12, what does Fluffy tell Danny that utterly shocks him?
7. In Chapter 8, what does Danny's professor, Dr. Able, tell him about chemistry?
8. In Chapter 12, who does Danny meet up with from his past and what do they talk about?
9. In Chapter 8, what happens to Danny that makes Maeve tell him she must die first?
10. In Chapter 14, what role does Maeve play in Danny's growing real estate business?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay analyzing how, when, and why Maeve begins to separate herself from the Conroy family in her youth. How do her father, Cyril Conroy, and her younger brother, Danny Conroy, react to Maeve's withdrawal?
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay analyzing the symbolism and meaning of May Conroy's acquiring the Dutch House at the end of the novel, returning the ownership of the building to the Conroy family again.
Essay Topic 3
In Chapter 6, Danny seems convinced that the reason Andrea disowned him and Maeve completely was because they had not called her immediately when they found out their father was dead. Do you think this oversight is a plausible and reasonable explanation for Andrea's later actions in the context of the complete story? Write an essay explaining your impressions, citing specific references to the text to support your answer.
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