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

Large glass windows

It is three stories

It is very modernist
2 Where did Elna run away to?
New York

Burma

India

California
3 Where does Maeve attend college?
Columbia

Vassar

Fordham

Barnard
4 Otterson's works with:
pencils

rubber stamps

frozen vegetables

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

selfish

witty

controlling
6 Cyril's money comes from:
real estate

law

medicine

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

soup kitchens

collect the rent

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

Her eyes

Her freckles

Her teeth
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

baseball

his buildings

birds
11 Where does Danny go to medical school?
Columbia

Harvard

U Penn

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

playing hide and seek

playing a board game

a tour of the house
13 What does Andrea give Norma that used to be Maeve's?
Her bedroom

Her books

Her place at the table

Her dresses
14 Which health condition does Maeve have?
Crohn's Disease

Diabetes

Cancer

M.S.
15 Maeve gets sick after:
her father dies

her father marries Andrea

she goes to college

her mother leaves
16 Where do Maeve and Danny park the car and hang out?
In the local park

Anywhere they feel compelled to

In front of the Dutch House

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

Vietnam War

WWII

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

Jocelyn is the cook

They do not get along very well

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

On the train

On the subway

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

Biology

Psychology

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

15

10

21
22 How does Cyril die?
Old age

He gets sick

He falls

He has a heart attack
23 Where does Cyril die?
In a hospital

In one of his buildings

In a car

In the Dutch House
24 Which is false regarding Cyril's will?
Danny and Maeve do not think it is fair

There is a small fund for the children's education

Maeve gets the Dutch House

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

Maeve

Andrea

Norma and Bright

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