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

Large glass windows

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

New York

India

Burma
3 Where does Maeve attend college?
Fordham

Barnard

Vassar

Columbia
4 Otterson's works with:
pencils

rice and grains

frozen vegetables

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

witty

controlling

selfish
6 Cyril's money comes from:
law

medicine

inheritance

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

baseball games

soup kitchens

collect the rent
8 Which of Maeve's features is most notable?
Her freckles

Her teeth

Her hair

Her eyes
9 Where does Cyril take Danny when they drive into New York together?
The Metropolitan Museum of Art

His real estate holdings

His and Elna's old apartments

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

baseball

birds

his buildings
11 Where does Danny go to medical school?
U Penn

Columbia

Yale

Harvard
12 The first night Maeve and Danny have to watch Norma and Bright, Maeve suggests:
playing hide and seek

a tour of the house

playing a board game

reading books together
13 What does Andrea give Norma that used to be Maeve's?
Her place at the table

Her bedroom

Her dresses

Her books
14 Which health condition does Maeve have?
Diabetes

Cancer

M.S.

Crohn's Disease
15 Maeve gets sick after:
her mother leaves

she goes to college

her father marries Andrea

her father dies
16 Where do Maeve and Danny park the car and hang out?
Anywhere they feel compelled to

In the back of the Dutch House

In front of the Dutch House

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

WWII

Korean War

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

They do not get along very well

They are sisters

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

On the train

On the subway

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

Physics

Chemistry

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

15

21

10
22 How does Cyril die?
Old age

He falls

He has a heart attack

He gets sick
23 Where does Cyril die?
In a hospital

In the Dutch House

In a car

In one of his buildings
24 Which is false regarding Cyril's will?
Maeve gets the Dutch House

There is a small fund for the children's education

Danny and Maeve do not think it is fair

Almost everything is left to Andrea
25 Who is the last to know about Cyril's death?
Andrea

Norma and Bright

Danny

Maeve

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