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 sits on a hilltop

It is very modernist

It is three stories

Large glass windows
2 Where did Elna run away to?
Burma

California

India

New York
3 Where does Maeve attend college?
Fordham

Barnard

Columbia

Vassar
4 Otterson's works with:
frozen vegetables

rice and grains

rubber stamps

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

witty

pretty

controlling
6 Cyril's money comes from:
inheritance

law

medicine

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

baseball games

collect the rent

soup kitchens
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?
His and Elna's old apartments

His real estate holdings

To a bankruptcy hearing

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

baseball

his buildings

dogs
11 Where does Danny go to medical school?
Yale

Harvard

U Penn

Columbia
12 The first night Maeve and Danny have to watch Norma and Bright, Maeve suggests:
a tour of the house

reading books together

playing hide and seek

playing a board game
13 What does Andrea give Norma that used to be Maeve's?
Her books

Her place at the table

Her bedroom

Her dresses
14 Which health condition does Maeve have?
Diabetes

Cancer

M.S.

Crohn's Disease
15 Maeve gets sick after:
she goes to college

her mother leaves

her father marries Andrea

her father dies
16 Where do Maeve and Danny park the car and hang out?
In front of the Dutch House

In the local park

In the back of the Dutch House

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

Vietnam War

WWI

WWII
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 train

On the ferry

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

Biology

Physics

Chemistry
21 How old is Danny when his father dies?
19

21

15

10
22 How does Cyril die?
He gets sick

Old age

He has a heart attack

He falls
23 Where does Cyril die?
In a car

In one of his buildings

In a hospital

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

There is a small fund for the children's education

Danny and Maeve do not think it is fair

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

Andrea

Maeve

Norma and Bright

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