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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. From the woods, where does Maxim say the right-hand path leads?
(a) To Happy Valley.
(b) To some smugglers' caves.
(c) To a cove where they used to keep a boat.
(d) Back to Manderley.

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

4. What object is Robert suspected of stealing?
(a) An alabaster vase belonging to Rebecca.
(b) A statue of Neptune taming a seahorse.
(c) A china cupid figurine.
(d) A small painting.

5. How does the narrator react to Maxim's invitation to lunch with him?
(a) She thinks he is just being polite and that her presence would spoil his lunch.
(b) She says nothing and goes quietly to his table.
(c) She is disturbed because he is flirting with her.
(d) She is excited at being invited to lunch with someone so important.

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

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

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

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

10. In what way does the narrator disobey her husband?
(a) She lets the dog run away.
(b) She goes looking for the dog Jasper.
(c) She takes off her raincoat.
(d) She puts Jasper on a leash.

11. 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 his valet gossips.
(c) He says that he overpays his valet.
(d) He says he does not have a valet.

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

13. What special privilege does Max extend to the narrator?
(a) He allows her to call him Max.
(b) He allows/wants her to call him by his family's name for him: Maxim.
(c) He allows her to drive his car.
(d) He allows her to wear his coat.

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

15. Where is the narrator when Jack Favell discovers her?
(a) In the cottage.
(b) Behind her study door.
(c) In the stone passageway.
(d) Behind the door to the morning room.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who opens the car door for the narrator?

2. In what setting does the narrator think Max de Winter belongs?

3. At the time the narrator bought the postcard, how much was her weekly pocket-money?

4. What is meant by "Jasper has gone to the happy hunting grounds"?

5. Who is responsible for attending to the narrator's letters?

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