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 three stories

It is very modernist

Large glass windows

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

Burma

California

India

New York
3 Where does Maeve attend college?

Barnard

Fordham

Vassar

Columbia
4 Otterson's works with:

pencils

frozen vegetables

rice and grains

rubber stamps
5 Andrea is described as all the following except:

controlling

selfish

pretty

witty
6 Cyril's money comes from:

inheritance

law

real estate

medicine
7 Every weekend, Danny goes with Cyril to:

visit the sick

soup kitchens

baseball games

collect the rent
8 Which of Maeve's features is most notable?

Her teeth

Her eyes

Her freckles

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

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

His and Elna's old apartments

To a bankruptcy hearing

His real estate holdings
10 Danny remembers Cyril liked all the following except:

baseball

birds

his buildings

dogs
11 Where does Danny go to medical school?

U Penn

Harvard

Columbia

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

a tour of the house

playing hide and seek

playing a board game

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

Her dresses

Her place at the table

Her books

Her bedroom
14 Which health condition does Maeve have?

Cancer

Crohn's Disease

Diabetes

M.S.
15 Maeve gets sick after:

her father marries Andrea

she goes to college

her father dies

her mother leaves
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 are sisters

They do not get along very well
19 Where does Danny meet Celeste?

On the ferry

On the bus

On the subway

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

Psychology

Biology

Physics

Chemistry
21 How old is Danny when his father dies?

19

10

15

21
22 How does Cyril die?

He falls

Old age

He gets sick

He has a heart attack
23 Where does Cyril die?

In one of his buildings

In a hospital

In a car

In the Dutch House
24 Which is false regarding Cyril's will?

Danny and Maeve do not think it is fair

Maeve gets the Dutch House

Almost everything is left to Andrea

There is a small fund for the children's education
25 Who is the last to know about Cyril's death?

Maeve

Danny

Norma and Bright

Andrea

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