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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. At the time the narrator bought the postcard, how much was her weekly pocket-money?
(a) Fourpence.
(b) A dime.
(c) A shilling.
(d) Twopence.

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

4. How does Mrs Van Hopper misjudge the conversation with Maxim de Winter?
(a) She believes Max thinks she is witty.
(b) She thinks Max was embarrassed by the narrator's behavior.
(c) She thinks Max is falling for her.
(d) She believes Max was flirting with the narrator.

5. What is significant about the man the narrator meets on the beach?
(a) His clothes are ragged.
(b) He looks like Maxim's evil twin.
(c) He talks incoherently.
(d) He has a mental disability: he is an idiot in the true sense of the word.

Short Answer Questions

1. From what illness is Mrs Van Hopper suffering?

2. What does the leather book contain?

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

4. Why is the meal with Mrs Van Hopper eaten in silence?

5. To what does the word "gaucherie" refer?

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