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?
Burma

New York

California

India
3 Where does Maeve attend college?
Columbia

Barnard

Vassar

Fordham
4 Otterson's works with:
rubber stamps

frozen vegetables

pencils

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

witty

pretty

controlling
6 Cyril's money comes from:
real estate

inheritance

law

medicine
7 Every weekend, Danny goes with Cyril to:
baseball games

visit the sick

soup kitchens

collect the rent
8 Which of Maeve's features is most notable?
Her eyes

Her teeth

Her hair

Her freckles
9 Where does Cyril take Danny when they drive into New York together?
His and Elna's old apartments

His real estate holdings

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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

birds

dogs

his buildings
11 Where does Danny go to medical school?
U Penn

Columbia

Yale

Harvard
12 The first night Maeve and Danny have to watch Norma and Bright, Maeve suggests:
playing a board game

a tour of the house

reading books together

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

Her bedroom

Her place at the table

Her books
14 Which health condition does Maeve have?
M.S.

Cancer

Diabetes

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

her father dies

her mother leaves

her father marries Andrea
16 Where do Maeve and Danny park the car and hang out?
In the back of the Dutch House

In the local park

Anywhere they feel compelled to

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

WWI

Vietnam War

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

They do not get along very well

Jocelyn is the cook

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

On the subway

On the ferry

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

Psychology

Chemistry

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

15

19

10
22 How does Cyril die?
He has a heart attack

He gets sick

He falls

Old age
23 Where does Cyril die?
In a hospital

In the Dutch House

In a car

In one of his buildings
24 Which is false regarding Cyril's will?
Danny and Maeve do not think it is fair

Maeve gets the Dutch House

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?
Norma and Bright

Andrea

Maeve

Danny

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