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

It is three stories

Large glass windows

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

California

New York

Burma
3 Where does Maeve attend college?
Columbia

Fordham

Vassar

Barnard
4 Otterson's works with:
rice and grains

pencils

frozen vegetables

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

pretty

controlling

witty
6 Cyril's money comes from:
inheritance

real estate

law

medicine
7 Every weekend, Danny goes with Cyril to:
collect the rent

visit the sick

soup kitchens

baseball games
8 Which of Maeve's features is most notable?
Her freckles

Her hair

Her eyes

Her teeth
9 Where does Cyril take Danny when they drive into New York together?
To a bankruptcy hearing

His real estate holdings

His and Elna's old apartments

The Metropolitan Museum of Art
10 Danny remembers Cyril liked all the following except:
his buildings

dogs

birds

baseball
11 Where does Danny go to medical school?
U Penn

Harvard

Yale

Columbia
12 The first night Maeve and Danny have to watch Norma and Bright, Maeve suggests:
a tour of the house

reading books together

playing hide and seek

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

Her books

Her dresses

Her place at the table
14 Which health condition does Maeve have?
Diabetes

Cancer

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

Anywhere they feel compelled to

In the local park

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

WWII

WWI

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

Jocelyn is the cook

They do not get along very well

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

On the train

On the ferry

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

Chemistry

Physics

Psychology
21 How old is Danny when his father dies?
19

10

21

15
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 car

In a hospital
24 Which is false regarding Cyril's will?
Danny and Maeve do not think it is fair

Maeve gets the Dutch House

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?
Andrea

Maeve

Norma and Bright

Danny

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