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 very modernist

It is three stories

Large glass windows
2 Where did Elna run away to?

California

India

New York

Burma
3 Where does Maeve attend college?

Barnard

Fordham

Vassar

Columbia
4 Otterson's works with:

rice and grains

rubber stamps

frozen vegetables

pencils
5 Andrea is described as all the following except:

controlling

selfish

witty

pretty
6 Cyril's money comes from:

law

medicine

inheritance

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

soup kitchens

baseball games

collect the rent

visit the sick
8 Which of Maeve's features is most notable?

Her hair

Her freckles

Her teeth

Her eyes
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

baseball

birds

his buildings
11 Where does Danny go to medical school?

Columbia

Yale

Harvard

U Penn
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 place at the table

Her books

Her bedroom

Her dresses
14 Which health condition does Maeve have?

Diabetes

Cancer

Crohn's Disease

M.S.
15 Maeve gets sick after:

she goes to college

her father marries Andrea

her mother leaves

her father dies
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 back of the Dutch House

In the local park
17 What war did Cyril fight in?

Korean War

Vietnam War

WWI

WWII
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 train

On the ferry

On the bus

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

Chemistry

Biology

Physics

Psychology
21 How old is Danny when his father dies?

10

21

15

19
22 How does Cyril die?

He has a heart attack

He falls

He gets sick

Old age
23 Where does Cyril die?

In a car

In the Dutch House

In a hospital

In one of his buildings
24 Which is false regarding Cyril's will?

Danny and Maeve do not think it is fair

Almost everything is left to Andrea

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

Norma and Bright

Andrea

Danny

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