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?

Burma

California

India

New York
3 Where does Maeve attend college?

Vassar

Fordham

Columbia

Barnard
4 Otterson's works with:

rice and grains

frozen vegetables

pencils

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

controlling

witty

pretty

selfish
6 Cyril's money comes from:

law

medicine

real estate

inheritance
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 freckles

Her teeth

Her eyes

Her hair
9 Where does Cyril take Danny when they drive into New York together?

His real estate holdings

His and Elna's old apartments

To a bankruptcy hearing

The Metropolitan Museum of Art
10 Danny remembers Cyril liked all the following except:

baseball

his buildings

dogs

birds
11 Where does Danny go to medical school?

Harvard

Yale

Columbia

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

reading books together

playing a board game

playing hide and seek

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

Her books

Her bedroom

Her place at the table

Her dresses
14 Which health condition does Maeve have?

Cancer

Crohn's Disease

M.S.

Diabetes
15 Maeve gets sick after:

her father marries Andrea

she goes to college

her father dies

her mother leaves
16 Where do Maeve and Danny park the car and hang out?

In front of the Dutch House

In the local park

Anywhere they feel compelled to

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

Vietnam War

Korean War

WWII

WWI
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 bus

On the subway

On the train

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

Physics

Chemistry

Psychology

Biology
21 How old is Danny when his father dies?

19

10

15

21
22 How does Cyril die?

He has a heart attack

Old age

He gets sick

He falls
23 Where does Cyril die?

In one of his buildings

In the Dutch House

In a car

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

Danny and Maeve do not think it is fair

Maeve gets the Dutch House

Almost everything is left to Andrea

There is a small fund for the children's education
25 Who is the last to know about Cyril's death?

Maeve

Andrea

Danny

Norma and Bright

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