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 very modernist

Large glass windows

It is three stories

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

New York

Burma

India

California
3 Where does Maeve attend college?

Vassar

Columbia

Barnard

Fordham
4 Otterson's works with:

rice and grains

rubber stamps

frozen vegetables

pencils
5 Andrea is described as all the following except:

witty

selfish

controlling

pretty
6 Cyril's money comes from:

law

real estate

inheritance

medicine
7 Every weekend, Danny goes with Cyril to:

soup kitchens

baseball games

collect the rent

visit the sick
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?

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

His and Elna's old apartments

His real estate holdings

To a bankruptcy hearing
10 Danny remembers Cyril liked all the following except:

his buildings

baseball

birds

dogs
11 Where does Danny go to medical school?

Harvard

U Penn

Yale

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

playing a board game

reading books together

playing hide and seek

a tour of the house
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?

M.S.

Crohn's Disease

Diabetes

Cancer
15 Maeve gets sick after:

her father dies

she goes to college

her father marries Andrea

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

In the back of the Dutch House

Anywhere they feel compelled to

In the local park

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

Vietnam War

Korean War

WWI

WWII
18 Which of the following regarding Sandy and Jocelyn is false?

They are sisters

Sandy is the housekeeper

Jocelyn is the cook

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

On the train

On the bus

On the ferry

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

Physics

Biology

Psychology

Chemistry
21 How old is Danny when his father dies?

19

10

15

21
22 How does Cyril die?

He falls

He has a heart attack

He gets sick

Old age
23 Where does Cyril die?

In a hospital

In the Dutch House

In one of his buildings

In a car
24 Which is false regarding Cyril's will?

Maeve gets the Dutch House

Danny and Maeve do not think it is fair

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

Andrea

Norma and Bright

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