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The Dutch House Quiz 1

1 Which of the following is not one of the characteristics of the Dutch House?

Large glass windows

It sits on a hilltop

It is three stories

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

India

Burma

New York

California
3 Where does Maeve attend college?

Fordham

Columbia

Vassar

Barnard
4 Otterson's works with:

pencils

frozen vegetables

rubber stamps

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

controlling

witty

selfish

pretty
6 Cyril's money comes from:

inheritance

real estate

medicine

law
7 Every weekend, Danny goes with Cyril to:

soup kitchens

baseball games

visit the sick

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

Her teeth

Her eyes

Her hair

Her freckles
9 Where does Cyril take Danny when they drive into New York together?

To a bankruptcy hearing

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

His real estate holdings

His and Elna's old apartments
10 Danny remembers Cyril liked all the following except:

birds

baseball

his buildings

dogs
11 Where does Danny go to medical school?

Harvard

U Penn

Columbia

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

playing a board game

a tour of the house

playing hide and seek

reading books together
13 What does Andrea give Norma that used to be Maeve's?

Her place at the table

Her books

Her dresses

Her bedroom
14 Which health condition does Maeve have?

Cancer

Diabetes

M.S.

Crohn's Disease
15 Maeve gets sick after:

her father marries Andrea

she goes to college

her mother leaves

her father dies
16 Where do Maeve and Danny park the car and hang out?

In the back of the Dutch House

In front of the Dutch House

In the local park

Anywhere they feel compelled to
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 are sisters

Sandy is the housekeeper

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

On the ferry

On the train

On the bus

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

Psychology

Chemistry

Biology

Physics
21 How old is Danny when his father dies?

15

10

21

19
22 How does Cyril die?

He falls

He gets sick

Old age

He has a heart attack
23 Where does Cyril die?

In the Dutch House

In one of his buildings

In a hospital

In a car
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?

Norma and Bright

Maeve

Andrea

Danny

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