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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Identify the figurative language in the phrase "lies like an empty shell."
(a) This is postmodern structuralism.
(b) This is a simile.
(c) This is onomatopoeia.
(d) This is a metaphor.

2. How does the narrator respond to Maxim's note?
(a) She reads it and replies at once.
(b) She reads it but does not send a reply.
(c) She is excited and hides the note from Mrs Van Hopper.
(d) She is shocked and destroys the note.

3. What color is the stone of which Manderley is built?
(a) Pink.
(b) Gray.
(c) Black.
(d) Olive.

4. How do the de Winters travel from London to Manderley?
(a) They travel by car.
(b) They take the train from Victoria station.
(c) They take a train from Euston.
(d) They travel by sailboat.

5. What lie about her morning activities does the narrator tell Mrs Van Hopper?
(a) She says she has been playing tennis with the professional.
(b) She says she went to the casino.
(c) She tells Mrs Van Hopper she went for a walk.
(d) She says she has been playing golf with the professional.

Short Answer Questions

1. How had they left the library door?

2. About what is the narrator especially knowledgeable?

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

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

5. What does Mrs Van Hopper ask the narrator to fetch from her room?

(see the answer key)

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