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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) Palm Beach.
(b) Buckingham Palace.
(c) An Irish castle.
(d) Fairy-land.

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

3. Of what is Rebecca's vase made?
(a) Alabaster.
(b) Poker work.
(c) Ming china.
(d) Bronze.

4. Who does Max describe as being "invariably late for dinner"?
(a) King Alfred.
(b) Rebecca.
(c) King Ethelred the Unready.
(d) Mrs Van Hopper.

5. What does Frank tell the narrator about Ben?
(a) That he wouldn't hurt a fly.
(b) That he will soon be taken to an asylum.
(c) That he wouldn't harm a child.
(d) That he was devoted to Rebecca.

6. What enjoyable holiday does the bishop's wife mention?
(a) A walking holiday in the Pennines.
(b) A trip on the Orient Express.
(c) A holiday in Australia.
(d) A holiday at Monte Carlo.

7. What is the narrator's attitude to the age-gap between herself and Maxim?
(a) She thinks age doesn't mean anything in marriage.
(b) She thinks Maxim is more like a father as he is so much older.
(c) She thinks it is a big barrier to their happiness.
(d) She thinks it will matter in the future.

8. What object does Ben attempt to hide from the narrator?
(a) A fishing line.
(b) A length of twine.
(c) A box of matches.
(d) A piece of wood.

9. What does Frank think about the narrator?
(a) He thinks she is too young to manage Manderley.
(b) He thinks she is inexperienced and arrogant.
(c) He thinks she is beautiful and shy.
(d) He thinks that she is fresh, young and sensible.

10. What sort of car does Jack Favell drive?
(a) A Daimler.
(b) A green sports car.
(c) A red sports car.
(d) A Morris estate car.

11. Why does the narrator value boredom?
(a) There'll be excitement later when she reads the cricket scores.
(b) It gives her time to write her novel.
(c) It is a pleasant antidote to fear.
(d) She doesn't value it at all and is restless.

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

13. Why is the meal with Mrs Van Hopper eaten in silence?
(a) The narrator has nothing to say.
(b) Mrs Van Hopper is annoyed with Max de Winter.
(c) Mrs Van Hopper likes to concentrate on the food.
(d) Mrs Van Hopper is keeping silence for Lent.

14. What did the narrator wear on her visit to the bishop's wife?
(a) Her flannel skirt.
(b) A frock.
(c) A skirt, twin set and pearls.
(d) Slacks and a tunic top.

15. Who is Jasper?
(a) The narrator's cat.
(b) Maxim's dog.
(c) A ferret.
(d) Rebecca's dog.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the de Winters travel from London to Manderley?

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

3. Which things are permanent, according to the narrator?

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

5. What does Mrs. Danvers offer to do?

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