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

It sits on a hilltop

Large glass windows
2 Where did Elna run away to?
New York

California

Burma

India
3 Where does Maeve attend college?
Barnard

Columbia

Vassar

Fordham
4 Otterson's works with:
pencils

rice and grains

rubber stamps

frozen vegetables
5 Andrea is described as all the following except:
witty

pretty

controlling

selfish
6 Cyril's money comes from:
inheritance

real estate

law

medicine
7 Every weekend, Danny goes with Cyril to:
baseball games

visit the sick

soup kitchens

collect the rent
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?
The Metropolitan Museum of Art

To a bankruptcy hearing

His real estate holdings

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

dogs

baseball

birds
11 Where does Danny go to medical school?
Harvard

U Penn

Yale

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

playing a board game

playing hide and seek

a tour of the house
13 What does Andrea give Norma that used to be Maeve's?
Her books

Her bedroom

Her dresses

Her place at the table
14 Which health condition does Maeve have?
Crohn's Disease

M.S.

Diabetes

Cancer
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?
Anywhere they feel compelled to

In front of the Dutch House

In the local park

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

WWI

Vietnam War

WWII
18 Which of the following regarding Sandy and Jocelyn is false?
They are sisters

Sandy is the housekeeper

They do not get along very well

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

On the subway

On the ferry

On the bus
20 What is Danny in danger of failing?
Physics

Biology

Chemistry

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

21

15

10
22 How does Cyril die?
Old age

He has a heart attack

He falls

He gets sick
23 Where does Cyril die?
In one of his buildings

In the Dutch House

In a car

In a hospital
24 Which is false regarding Cyril's will?
Almost everything is left to Andrea

There is a small fund for the children's education

Maeve gets the Dutch House

Danny and Maeve do not think it is fair
25 Who is the last to know about Cyril's death?
Maeve

Danny

Andrea

Norma and Bright

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