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

It is three stories

Large glass windows

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

India

Burma

New York

California
3 Where does Maeve attend college?

Fordham

Barnard

Vassar

Columbia
4 Otterson's works with:

frozen vegetables

rubber stamps

rice and grains

pencils
5 Andrea is described as all the following except:

pretty

witty

selfish

controlling
6 Cyril's money comes from:

real estate

inheritance

medicine

law
7 Every weekend, Danny goes with Cyril to:

visit the sick

baseball games

soup kitchens

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

Her eyes

Her freckles

Her teeth

Her hair
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:

baseball

his buildings

dogs

birds
11 Where does Danny go to medical school?

Harvard

Columbia

U Penn

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

reading books together

a tour of the house

playing a board game

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

Her books

Her place at the table

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 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

WWII

Vietnam War

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

Sandy is the housekeeper

Jocelyn is the cook

They are sisters

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

On the ferry

On the subway

On the bus

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

Chemistry

Biology

Psychology

Physics
21 How old is Danny when his father dies?

21

15

19

10
22 How does Cyril die?

He gets sick

He has a heart attack

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?

There is a small fund for the children's education

Danny and Maeve do not think it is fair

Almost everything is left to Andrea

Maeve gets the Dutch House
25 Who is the last to know about Cyril's death?

Norma and Bright

Maeve

Andrea

Danny

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