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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mrs Van Hopper ask the narrator to fetch from her room?
(a) A letter from her nephew.
(b) The train timetable.
(c) A letter from her daughter.
(d) Her gloves.

2. What is Maxim's attitude to his past life?
(a) He wants to accept his mistakes and move on.
(b) It is a place full of sacred memories that he does not want to share.
(c) He wants to talk about it to free himself from its ghosts.
(d) He does not wish to remember it.

3. What interesting sight does the narrator remember seeing in Monaco?
(a) Prince Rainier driving with Princess Grace.
(b) A crooked house in a cobbled square.
(c) A crooked white building.
(d) A ghostly figure in the sky.

4. Who is responsible for attending to the narrator's letters?
(a) Mrs. Danvers.
(b) Robert, the footman.
(c) Frith, the butler.
(d) Maxim de Winter.

5. What fruit does the narrator anticipate being served at tea?
(a) Fresh raspberries.
(b) Strawberries and cream.
(c) Cranberries.
(d) Apples.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what setting does the narrator think Max de Winter belongs?

2. Which of these statements is true of Mrs Van Hopper?

3. What interrupts Mrs Van Hopper's conversation with Max de Winter?

4. How does the narrator feel about playing bridge?

5. Identify the figurative language in the phrase "lies like an empty shell."

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