The Dutch House Quizzes

The Dutch House Quiz 1

1 Which of the following is not one of the characteristics of the Dutch House?

It is very modernist

It is three stories

Large glass windows

It sits on a hilltop
2 Where did Elna run away to?

India

New York

Burma

California
3 Where does Maeve attend college?

Barnard

Vassar

Columbia

Fordham
4 Otterson's works with:

rubber stamps

pencils

frozen vegetables

rice and grains
5 Andrea is described as all the following except:

controlling

pretty

selfish

witty
6 Cyril's money comes from:

law

medicine

inheritance

real estate
7 Every weekend, Danny goes with Cyril to:

collect the rent

visit the sick

baseball games

soup kitchens
8 Which of Maeve's features is most notable?

Her hair

Her eyes

Her teeth

Her freckles
9 Where does Cyril take Danny when they drive into New York together?

His real estate holdings

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

His and Elna's old apartments

To a bankruptcy hearing
10 Danny remembers Cyril liked all the following except:

his buildings

birds

dogs

baseball
11 Where does Danny go to medical school?

Columbia

Harvard

Yale

U Penn
12 The first night Maeve and Danny have to watch Norma and Bright, Maeve suggests:

playing a board game

a tour of the house

playing hide and seek

reading books together
13 What does Andrea give Norma that used to be Maeve's?

Her place at the table

Her books

Her bedroom

Her dresses
14 Which health condition does Maeve have?

M.S.

Cancer

Diabetes

Crohn's Disease
15 Maeve gets sick after:

her father dies

she goes to college

her mother leaves

her father marries Andrea
16 Where do Maeve and Danny park the car and hang out?

In the local park

In the back of the Dutch House

In front of the Dutch House

Anywhere they feel compelled to
17 What war did Cyril fight in?

WWII

WWI

Korean War

Vietnam War
18 Which of the following regarding Sandy and Jocelyn is false?

Jocelyn is the cook

Sandy is the housekeeper

They do not get along very well

They are sisters
19 Where does Danny meet Celeste?

On the bus

On the subway

On the train

On the ferry
20 What is Danny in danger of failing?

Chemistry

Psychology

Physics

Biology
21 How old is Danny when his father dies?

19

21

10

15
22 How does Cyril die?

He falls

Old age

He gets sick

He has a heart attack
23 Where does Cyril die?

In a car

In the Dutch House

In one of his buildings

In a hospital
24 Which is false regarding Cyril's will?

Almost everything is left to Andrea

There is a small fund for the children's education

Danny and Maeve do not think it is fair

Maeve gets the Dutch House
25 Who is the last to know about Cyril's death?

Norma and Bright

Maeve

Danny

Andrea

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