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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With what does Mrs Van Hopper compare Manderley?
(a) Palm Beach.
(b) An Irish castle.
(c) Buckingham Palace.
(d) Fairy-land.

2. Why does the narrator think "ripping" is a poor word to describe her two weeks in Maxim's company?
(a) It's a shallow expression that doesn't convey the depth of happiness she has experienced.
(b) She avoids using slang words at all times.
(c) It's a word that is not grown-up enough for her.
(d) Her late father didn't like that expression.

3. What quality of the narrator's does Maxim de Winter value?
(a) Her beautiful fingernails.
(b) Her ability to lie to Mrs Van Hopper.
(c) Her sophistication and dress sense.
(d) Her unspoiled youth.

4. What sort of woman does the narrator crave to be?
(a) Thirty-six years old and dressed in black satin and pearls.
(b) Witty and university educated.
(c) Thirty and more grown-up.
(d) Older and wiser like Mrs Van Hopper.

5. What was the quality of Mrs Danvers' smile?
(a) Superior.
(b) Fawning.
(c) Tentative.
(d) Proud.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of flowers are in the morning room's vases?

2. How are the desk pigeonholes labeled?

3. How does the narrator respond to Maxim's note?

4. In her former life, about what was the narrator sometimes worried?

5. What does the narrator believe to be inevitable in everyone's life?

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