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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What sort of woman does the narrator crave to be?
(a) Thirty-six years old and dressed in black satin and pearls.
(b) Thirty and more grown-up.
(c) Older and wiser like Mrs Van Hopper.
(d) Witty and university educated.

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Why does the narrator feel comfortable with her maid Clarice?
(a) She has never been in service before and has no alarming standards.
(b) She is a friendly, outgoing girl.
(c) They are the same age.
(d) She is experienced in service and very helpful.

11. What color is the stone of which Manderley is built?
(a) Black.
(b) Pink.
(c) Olive.
(d) Gray.

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

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

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

15. What kind of flowers are in the morning room's vases?
(a) Rhododendrons.
(b) Roses.
(c) Pansies and clematis.
(d) Lilacs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Maxim propose to take the narrator for their honeymoon?

2. Which of these statements is true of Mrs Van Hopper?

3. What fault in Mrs Van Hopper changes the narrator's destiny?

4. On what floor of the hotel building is Max's suite?

5. Who is Jasper?

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