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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what condition is the sofa-bed in the boathouse?
(a) It has been reupholstered.
(b) It is stained with blood.
(c) It has been nibbled by mice and rats--not in good condition.
(d) It is ripped open

2. What was the quality of Mrs Danvers' smile?
(a) Fawning.
(b) Superior.
(c) Tentative.
(d) Proud.

3. Who is responsible for attending to the narrator's letters?
(a) Frith, the butler.
(b) Mrs. Danvers.
(c) Robert, the footman.
(d) Maxim de Winter.

4. What is Maxim's attitude to his past life?
(a) He wants to talk about it to free himself from its ghosts.
(b) It is a place full of sacred memories that he does not want to share.
(c) He wants to accept his mistakes and move on.
(d) He does not wish to remember it.

5. How does Beatrice greet the narrator?
(a) She kisses the narrator and shakes hands.
(b) She shakes hands firmly.
(c) She shakes hands and kisses the narrator on each cheek.
(d) She looks at her coldly and extends a cold, moist hand.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Identify the figurative language in the phrase "lies like an empty shell."

3. What gives the impression of a church archway?

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

5. In what way does the narrator disobey her husband?

(see the answer key)

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