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

Large glass windows

It is three stories

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

California

Burma

India
3 Where does Maeve attend college?
Vassar

Barnard

Fordham

Columbia
4 Otterson's works with:
rice and grains

pencils

rubber stamps

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

selfish

pretty

witty
6 Cyril's money comes from:
real estate

law

inheritance

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

soup kitchens

collect the rent

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

Her teeth

Her eyes

Her freckles
9 Where does Cyril take Danny when they drive into New York together?
To a bankruptcy hearing

His and Elna's old apartments

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

His real estate holdings
10 Danny remembers Cyril liked all the following except:
birds

dogs

his buildings

baseball
11 Where does Danny go to medical school?
U Penn

Yale

Columbia

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

playing a board game

reading books together

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

Her books

Her dresses

Her bedroom
14 Which health condition does Maeve have?
Diabetes

M.S.

Crohn's Disease

Cancer
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 the back of the Dutch House

In the local park

In front of the Dutch House

Anywhere they feel compelled to
17 What war did Cyril fight in?
Vietnam War

WWII

WWI

Korean 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 train

On the subway

On the bus

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

Psychology

Chemistry

Physics
21 How old is Danny when his father dies?
10

15

19

21
22 How does Cyril die?
He has a heart attack

Old age

He falls

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

In a hospital

In the Dutch House

In one of his buildings
24 Which is false regarding Cyril's will?
Danny and Maeve do not think it is fair

There is a small fund for the children's education

Maeve gets the Dutch House

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

Norma and Bright

Maeve

Andrea

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