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 three stories

Large glass windows

It sits on a hilltop

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

New York

California

Burma
3 Where does Maeve attend college?
Fordham

Columbia

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

controlling

witty

pretty
6 Cyril's money comes from:
inheritance

real estate

law

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

baseball games

visit the sick

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

Her freckles

Her eyes

Her hair
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:
dogs

his buildings

baseball

birds
11 Where does Danny go to medical school?
Harvard

Columbia

Yale

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

reading books together

playing a board game

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

Her place at the table

Her bedroom

Her books
14 Which health condition does Maeve have?
Cancer

M.S.

Diabetes

Crohn's Disease
15 Maeve gets sick after:
her father dies

she goes to college

her father marries Andrea

her mother leaves
16 Where do Maeve and Danny park the car and hang out?
In the local park

In the back of the Dutch House

In front of the Dutch House

Anywhere they feel compelled to
17 What war did Cyril fight in?
Korean War

WWII

WWI

Vietnam War
18 Which of the following regarding Sandy and Jocelyn is false?
They do not get along very well

Sandy is the housekeeper

They are sisters

Jocelyn is the cook
19 Where does Danny meet Celeste?
On the subway

On the train

On the bus

On the ferry
20 What is Danny in danger of failing?
Psychology

Physics

Chemistry

Biology
21 How old is Danny when his father dies?
15

21

10

19
22 How does Cyril die?
He falls

He gets sick

Old age

He has a heart attack
23 Where does Cyril die?
In a car

In a hospital

In one of his buildings

In the Dutch House
24 Which is false regarding Cyril's will?
There is a small fund for the children's education

Almost everything is left to Andrea

Danny and Maeve do not think it is fair

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

Danny

Maeve

Norma and Bright

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