The Dutch House Quizzes

The Dutch House Quiz 1

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

It sits on a hilltop

It is very modernist

It is three stories
2 Where did Elna run away to?
India

New York

Burma

California
3 Where does Maeve attend college?
Vassar

Barnard

Fordham

Columbia
4 Otterson's works with:
frozen vegetables

rice and grains

rubber stamps

pencils
5 Andrea is described as all the following except:
pretty

selfish

controlling

witty
6 Cyril's money comes from:
real estate

law

inheritance

medicine
7 Every weekend, Danny goes with Cyril to:
soup kitchens

visit the sick

collect the rent

baseball games
8 Which of Maeve's features is most notable?
Her teeth

Her freckles

Her eyes

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

His real estate holdings

His and Elna's old apartments

The Metropolitan Museum of Art
10 Danny remembers Cyril liked all the following except:
dogs

birds

his buildings

baseball
11 Where does Danny go to medical school?
Columbia

Yale

U Penn

Harvard
12 The first night Maeve and Danny have to watch Norma and Bright, Maeve suggests:
reading books together

a tour of the house

playing a board game

playing hide and seek
13 What does Andrea give Norma that used to be Maeve's?
Her place at the table

Her bedroom

Her books

Her dresses
14 Which health condition does Maeve have?
Diabetes

M.S.

Crohn's Disease

Cancer
15 Maeve gets sick after:
her father marries Andrea

her mother leaves

she goes to college

her father dies
16 Where do Maeve and Danny park the car and hang out?
In the local park

In front of the Dutch House

In the back of the Dutch House

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

Vietnam War

WWII

WWI
18 Which of the following regarding Sandy and Jocelyn is false?
They are sisters

Jocelyn is the cook

They do not get along very well

Sandy is the housekeeper
19 Where does Danny meet Celeste?
On the ferry

On the bus

On the train

On the subway
20 What is Danny in danger of failing?
Physics

Psychology

Chemistry

Biology
21 How old is Danny when his father dies?
10

21

15

19
22 How does Cyril die?
He gets sick

He has a heart attack

He falls

Old age
23 Where does Cyril die?
In one of his buildings

In the Dutch House

In a car

In a hospital
24 Which is false regarding Cyril's will?
Maeve gets the Dutch House

Danny and Maeve do not think it is fair

There is a small fund for the children's education

Almost everything is left to Andrea
25 Who is the last to know about Cyril's death?
Maeve

Danny

Andrea

Norma and Bright

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