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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which birds remind the narrator of Manderley?
(a) Ducks.
(b) Guinea fowl.
(c) Pigeons.
(d) Swans.

2. How does the narrator feel about playing bridge?
(a) She prefers it to chess.
(b) She thinks it's like Snap and Happy Families.
(c) She thinks it suits her sharp mind.
(d) She does not enjoy it.

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

4. Who does Max describe as being "invariably late for dinner"?
(a) King Ethelred the Unready.
(b) King Alfred.
(c) Mrs Van Hopper.
(d) Rebecca.

5. Which of these statements is true of Mrs Van Hopper?
(a) She is pushy, tactless, insensitive and boring,
(b) She is refined and courteous.
(c) She is assertive and interesting.
(d) She likes matchmaking.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is the stone of which Manderley is built?

2. How does Mrs Van Hopper misjudge the conversation with Maxim de Winter?

3. How is the narrator reminded of an English spring?

4. What does Maxim tell Mrs Van Hopper about his valet?

5. For the narrator, what is the result of Mrs Van Hopper's illness?

(see the answer key)

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