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 sits on a hilltop

It is very modernist

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

California

Burma

India
3 Where does Maeve attend college?
Barnard

Columbia

Vassar

Fordham
4 Otterson's works with:
pencils

rubber stamps

frozen vegetables

rice and grains
5 Andrea is described as all the following except:
controlling

selfish

pretty

witty
6 Cyril's money comes from:
real estate

law

medicine

inheritance
7 Every weekend, Danny goes with Cyril to:
collect the rent

visit the sick

soup kitchens

baseball games
8 Which of Maeve's features is most notable?
Her hair

Her teeth

Her freckles

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

His real estate holdings

His and Elna's old apartments

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

birds

baseball

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

Columbia

Harvard

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

a tour of the house

playing hide and seek

reading books together
13 What does Andrea give Norma that used to be Maeve's?
Her bedroom

Her place at the table

Her books

Her dresses
14 Which health condition does Maeve have?
Cancer

Crohn's Disease

Diabetes

M.S.
15 Maeve gets sick after:
her father marries Andrea

her mother leaves

her father dies

she goes to college
16 Where do Maeve and Danny park the car and hang out?
In the local park

In front of the Dutch House

In the back of the Dutch House

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

Vietnam War

Korean War

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

Sandy is the housekeeper

They do not get along very well

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

On the subway

On the ferry

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

Psychology

Physics

Chemistry
21 How old is Danny when his father dies?
15

10

21

19
22 How does Cyril die?
He gets sick

Old age

He falls

He has a heart attack
23 Where does Cyril die?
In a hospital

In one of his buildings

In the Dutch House

In a car
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?
Andrea

Maeve

Norma and Bright

Danny

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