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

India

Burma

New York
3 Where does Maeve attend college?

Fordham

Barnard

Columbia

Vassar
4 Otterson's works with:

frozen vegetables

rice and grains

rubber stamps

pencils
5 Andrea is described as all the following except:

pretty

selfish

controlling

witty
6 Cyril's money comes from:

inheritance

real estate

medicine

law
7 Every weekend, Danny goes with Cyril to:

visit the sick

soup kitchens

baseball games

collect the rent
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?

His and Elna's old apartments

His real estate holdings

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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

dogs

baseball

his buildings

birds
11 Where does Danny go to medical school?

U Penn

Columbia

Harvard

Yale
12 The first night Maeve and Danny have to watch Norma and Bright, Maeve suggests:

reading books together

playing a board game

a tour of the house

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

Her dresses

Her bedroom

Her books

Her place at the table
14 Which health condition does Maeve have?

M.S.

Cancer

Crohn's Disease

Diabetes
15 Maeve gets sick after:

her father dies

her mother leaves

she goes to college

her father marries Andrea
16 Where do Maeve and Danny park the car and hang out?

In front of the Dutch House

In the back of the Dutch House

Anywhere they feel compelled to

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

Vietnam War

WWI

Korean War

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

Sandy is the housekeeper

They are sisters

They do not get along very well

Jocelyn is the cook
19 Where does Danny meet Celeste?

On the bus

On the train

On the ferry

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

Physics

Biology

Psychology

Chemistry
21 How old is Danny when his father dies?

19

10

21

15
22 How does Cyril die?

He has a heart attack

He falls

Old age

He gets sick
23 Where does Cyril die?

In the Dutch House

In a hospital

In one of his buildings

In a car
24 Which is false regarding Cyril's will?

Maeve gets the Dutch House

Danny and Maeve do not think it is fair

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?

Maeve

Andrea

Norma and Bright

Danny

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