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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With what does Mrs Van Hopper compare Manderley?
(a) Fairy-land.
(b) Palm Beach.
(c) An Irish castle.
(d) Buckingham Palace.

2. What does Maxim tell Mrs Van Hopper about his valet?
(a) He says he does not have a valet.
(b) He says that he overpays his valet.
(c) He says his valet gossips.
(d) He says he does not like travelling alone and the valet is company.

3. What can moonlight do, according to the narrator?
(a) Moonlight can scare you.
(b) Moonlight can make you feel romantic.
(c) Moonlight can reveal secrets.
(d) Moonlight can play odd tricks upon the fancy.

4. Who first suggests the revival of the Manderley Fancy Dress ball?
(a) The bishop in a neighboring cathedral town.
(b) The wife of a bishop in a neighboring cathedral town.
(c) Mrs. Danvers.
(d) Beatrice Lacy.

5. Where does Maxim propose to take the narrator for their honeymoon?
(a) Verona.
(b) Venice.
(c) New York.
(d) Manderley.

6. Why does the narrator think "ripping" is a poor word to describe her two weeks in Maxim's company?
(a) Her late father didn't like that expression.
(b) It's a shallow expression that doesn't convey the depth of happiness she has experienced.
(c) She avoids using slang words at all times.
(d) It's a word that is not grown-up enough for her.

7. 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 difficulty of getting good servants.
(d) The poor quality of food at Manderley.

8. Which birds remind the narrator of Manderley?
(a) Pigeons.
(b) Guinea fowl.
(c) Swans.
(d) Ducks.

9. What interrupts Mrs Van Hopper's conversation with Max de Winter?
(a) A page-boy brings a letter for Maxim.
(b) Mrs Van Hopper falls ill.
(c) A page-boy tells Mrs Van Hopper that a dressmaker is waiting.
(d) Max spills coffee all over the narrator.

10. What Monte Carlo attraction will Mrs Van Hopper miss by leaving early?
(a) Her bridge club.
(b) The Ballet.
(c) A reception with the Grimaldis.
(d) A opera performance.

11. Which of these statements is true of Mrs Van Hopper?
(a) She is refined and courteous.
(b) She likes matchmaking.
(c) She is pushy, tactless, insensitive and boring,
(d) She is assertive and interesting.

12. What is an appropriate word to use for the dream picture of Manderley's grounds and garden?
(a) Placid.
(b) Beautiful.
(c) Grotesque.
(d) Exciting.

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

14. Why is the narrator rather shocked at herself?
(a) Because she spoke up to Mrs. Danvers.
(b) Because she took biscuits and fruit.
(c) Because she feels free and happy with Max away in London.
(d) Because she played Hare and Hounds with the children.

15. What does Mrs. Danvers offer to do?
(a) To show the narrator how Rebecca organised her menus.
(b) To show the narrator where the stone passage is.
(c) To open up the rooms in the west wing and to take the narrator on a tour.
(d) To take the narrator downstairs.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Maxim's attitude to his past life?

3. How does the narrator show she is nervous around the servants?

4. How is Manderley's drive different from how the narrator imagined it?

5. What does the narrator read in Frank Crawley's eyes?

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