The Dutch House Quizzes

The Dutch House Quiz 1

1 Which of the following is not one of the characteristics of the Dutch House?
Large glass windows

It is three stories

It sits on a hilltop

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

India

New York

California
3 Where does Maeve attend college?
Columbia

Vassar

Barnard

Fordham
4 Otterson's works with:
rubber stamps

rice and grains

frozen vegetables

pencils
5 Andrea is described as all the following except:
pretty

selfish

witty

controlling
6 Cyril's money comes from:
real estate

inheritance

medicine

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

collect the rent

baseball games

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

Her hair

Her eyes

Her freckles
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:
dogs

baseball

birds

his buildings
11 Where does Danny go to medical school?
Columbia

Yale

U Penn

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

playing hide and seek

reading books together

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?
Cancer

Crohn's Disease

M.S.

Diabetes
15 Maeve gets sick after:
her mother leaves

she goes to college

her father dies

her father marries Andrea
16 Where do Maeve and Danny park the car and hang out?
In front of the Dutch House

Anywhere they feel compelled to

In the local park

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

Vietnam War

Korean War

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

Jocelyn is the cook

Sandy is the housekeeper

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

On the ferry

On the bus

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

Chemistry

Physics

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

21

10

15
22 How does Cyril die?
He has a heart attack

Old age

He falls

He gets sick
23 Where does Cyril die?
In the Dutch House

In a car

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

Maeve gets the Dutch House

There is a small fund for the children's education

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

Danny

Maeve

Andrea

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