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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In her former life, about what was the narrator sometimes worried?
(a) The waste of angel cake at Manderley.
(b) The waste of food at Manderley.
(c) The poor quality of food at Manderley.
(d) The difficulty of getting good servants.

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

3. How does the narrator define happiness?
(a) She suggests happiness is unattainable.
(b) She says happiness is at Manderley.
(c) She says it can be achieved through hard work.
(d) She says it is a quality of thought, a state of mind.

4. In her dream of Manderley, the narrator stands . . .
(a) At the door of the boatshed.
(b) By a wooden gate leading to the drive.
(c) By an iron gate leading to the drive.
(d) At the window of Rebecca's room.

5. What is it that the narrator describes as like a dark hand?
(a) A cloud in front of the moon.
(b) The trees moving in the wind.
(c) The paw of a large dog.
(d) The hand of Rebecca.

Short Answer Questions

1. In her dream, to whom does the narrator call?

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

3. In happier times, where did they take tea?

4. How does the narrator react to Maxim's invitation to lunch with him?

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

(see the answer key)

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