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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What fruit does the narrator anticipate being served at tea?
(a) Cranberries.
(b) Apples.
(c) Fresh raspberries.
(d) Strawberries and cream.

4. What does Mrs Van Hopper think the narrator will like about New York?
(a) There will be boys and jazz clubs.
(b) There will be boys, excitement and her own set of friends.
(c) Friends, the theatre and Central Park in June.
(d) The shopping in Bloomingdale's.

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

6. What comment does Maxim make about Beatrice?
(a) She is a good person, but tactless.
(b) She is a good rider.
(c) She is tactless but a good hostess.
(d) She is a good person but talks too much.

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

8. About what is the narrator especially knowledgeable?
(a) Breeding partridges.
(b) The history of Manderley.
(c) Vineyards.
(d) The English countryside.

9. For the narrator, what is the result of Mrs Van Hopper's illness?
(a) She gets the sack.
(b) She learns some valuable lessons from the trained nurse.
(c) She gets two weeks of boredom.
(d) She gets two weeks of freedom.

10. What fault in Mrs Van Hopper changes the narrator's destiny?
(a) Her loud voice.
(b) Her snobbishness.
(c) Her greediness.
(d) Her terrible taste in shoes.

11. Jasper is what breed of dog?
(a) A cocker spaniel.
(b) A corgi.
(c) A border collie.
(d) A King Charles spaniel.

12. How are the desk pigeonholes labeled?
(a) In copperplate engraving.
(b) In typewritten courier font.
(c) In Mrs Danvers' handwriting.
(d) In Rebecca's handwriting.

13. Of what is Ben afraid?
(a) He's afraid of Maxim de Winter.
(b) He's afraid he will be put in an asylum.
(c) He's afraid he will lose his job.
(d) He's afraid of Jasper.

14. How long after her drowning was Rebecca's body found?
(a) Two days.
(b) Two months.
(c) Six months.
(d) Two weeks.

15. What is it that the narrator describes as like a dark hand?
(a) A cloud in front of the moon.
(b) The paw of a large dog.
(c) The hand of Rebecca.
(d) The trees moving in the wind.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of flowers are in the morning room's vases?

2. Of what does Mrs Danvers' face remind the narrator?

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

4. What does Frank tell the narrator about Ben?

5. What sort of car does Jack Favell drive?

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