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 very modernist

It is three stories
2 Where did Elna run away to?

New York

Burma

India

California
3 Where does Maeve attend college?

Columbia

Fordham

Vassar

Barnard
4 Otterson's works with:

rice and grains

frozen vegetables

pencils

rubber stamps
5 Andrea is described as all the following except:

controlling

witty

pretty

selfish
6 Cyril's money comes from:

medicine

inheritance

law

real estate
7 Every weekend, Danny goes with Cyril to:

baseball games

visit the sick

collect the rent

soup kitchens
8 Which of Maeve's features is most notable?

Her teeth

Her eyes

Her freckles

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

His and Elna's old apartments

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

His real estate holdings

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

dogs

his buildings

baseball

birds
11 Where does Danny go to medical school?

U Penn

Yale

Harvard

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

reading books together

playing hide and seek

a tour of the house

playing a board game
13 What does Andrea give Norma that used to be Maeve's?

Her books

Her dresses

Her place at the table

Her bedroom
14 Which health condition does Maeve have?

Crohn's Disease

Cancer

Diabetes

M.S.
15 Maeve gets sick after:

her father dies

her father marries Andrea

her mother leaves

she goes to college
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?

WWII

Vietnam War

Korean War

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

They are sisters

They do not get along very well

Jocelyn is the cook

Sandy is the housekeeper
19 Where does Danny meet Celeste?

On the train

On the ferry

On the bus

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

Physics

Chemistry

Psychology

Biology
21 How old is Danny when his father dies?

10

15

21

19
22 How does Cyril die?

He has a heart attack

Old age

He gets sick

He falls
23 Where does Cyril die?

In a hospital

In a car

In one of his buildings

In the Dutch House
24 Which is false regarding Cyril's will?

Almost everything is left to Andrea

Danny and Maeve do not think it is fair

Maeve gets the Dutch House

There is a small fund for the children's education
25 Who is the last to know about Cyril's death?

Maeve

Andrea

Danny

Norma and Bright

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