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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How had they left the library door?
(a) Open.
(b) Half open.
(c) Locked carefully.
(d) Closed.

2. To what does the word "gaucherie" refer?
(a) Prettiness.
(b) Gaucho-influenced fashion.
(c) Clumsiness.
(d) A type of flower.

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

4. In her dream, to whom does the narrator call?
(a) The lodge-keeper.
(b) Mrs Van Hopper.
(c) Maxim de Winter.
(d) Rebecca.

5. How does the narrator define happiness?
(a) She says happiness is at Manderley.
(b) She says it is a quality of thought, a state of mind.
(c) She says it can be achieved through hard work.
(d) She suggests happiness is unattainable.

6. Who opens the car door for the narrator?
(a) Maxim.
(b) The butler.
(c) Mrs. Danvers.
(d) She opens it herself.

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

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

9. 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.

10. What gives the impression of a church archway?
(a) Binsey poplars.
(b) The mingled branches of beech trees.
(c) Monster shrubs and plants.
(d) Oak trees.

11. In her dream of Manderley, the narrator stands . . .
(a) At the door of the boatshed.
(b) By an iron gate leading to the drive.
(c) At the window of Rebecca's room.
(d) By a wooden gate leading to the drive.

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

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

14. 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) The shopping in Bloomingdale's.
(d) Friends, the theatre and Central Park in June.

15. What interesting sight does the narrator remember seeing in Monaco?
(a) Prince Rainier driving with Princess Grace.
(b) A crooked white building.
(c) A ghostly figure in the sky.
(d) A crooked house in a cobbled square.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what condition is the sofa-bed in the boathouse?

3. How does the narrator react to Maxim's invitation to lunch with him?

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

5. What does Frank think about the narrator?

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