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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 Beatrice announce that she will be coming to lunch?
(a) In a letter.
(b) She telephones Mrs Danvers.
(c) In a postcard.
(d) She telephones Maxim.

2. What does the narrator believe to be inevitable in everyone's life?
(a) A moment of trial.
(b) A trial of wills.
(c) The death of a friend.
(d) The moment of death.

3. 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 likes matchmaking.
(d) She is assertive and interesting.

4. What does Maxim tell his wife about the east wing?
(a) It is more cheerful and has a lovely view of the rose garden.
(b) It is pleasant and has a good view of the shrubbery.
(c) It is a good place to raise a family.
(d) It is haunted and he never goes there.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What lie about her morning activities does the narrator tell Mrs Van Hopper?

2. Why does the narrator think "ripping" is a poor word to describe her two weeks in Maxim's company?

3. As she flees into the interior of the house, who does the narrator encounter in the passageway?

4. What sort of woman does the narrator crave to be?

5. In her dream of Manderley, the narrator stands . . .

(see the answer key)

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