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 is very modernist

It is three stories

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

New York

India

Burma
3 Where does Maeve attend college?
Vassar

Barnard

Fordham

Columbia
4 Otterson's works with:
rubber stamps

pencils

frozen vegetables

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

pretty

controlling

selfish
6 Cyril's money comes from:
real estate

inheritance

medicine

law
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 hair

Her eyes

Her teeth

Her freckles
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:
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:
a tour of the house

playing a board game

reading books together

playing hide and seek
13 What does Andrea give Norma that used to be Maeve's?
Her books

Her bedroom

Her dresses

Her place at the table
14 Which health condition does Maeve have?
Diabetes

M.S.

Crohn's Disease

Cancer
15 Maeve gets sick after:
her father dies

her father marries Andrea

her mother leaves

she goes to college
16 Where do Maeve and Danny park the car and hang out?
Anywhere they feel compelled to

In the local park

In front of the Dutch House

In the back of the Dutch House
17 What war did Cyril fight in?
WWI

Korean War

WWII

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

They do not get along very well

Sandy is the housekeeper

They are sisters
19 Where does Danny meet Celeste?
On the subway

On the train

On the ferry

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

Physics

Chemistry

Biology
21 How old is Danny when his father dies?
15

21

10

19
22 How does Cyril die?
Old age

He has a heart attack

He gets sick

He falls
23 Where does Cyril die?
In a car

In the Dutch House

In a hospital

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

Almost everything is left to Andrea

Danny and Maeve do not think it is fair

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

Norma and Bright

Maeve

Danny

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