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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does the narrator define happiness?

3. Who is Jasper?

4. How does the narrator feel about playing bridge?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What attracts Maxim to the protagonist of the novel Rebecca?

2. What is Maxim's response to Favell's threats?

3. What does Maxim say is missing from his proposal?

4. What do you think he means when Frank Crawley tells the protagonist that it's vitally important they they talk?

5. What is the effect on the protagonist of her days spent with Maxim?

6. Comment on the protagonist's feelings in Chapter 17 of Rebecca.

7. What evidence is there of Rebecca's approach to her work of running Manderley?

8. How does the new Mrs. de Winter play into Mrs. Danvers' hands during their conversation.

9. Show how honesty affects the relationship of Maxim and his wife during Chapter 20 of Rebecca.

10. What is the purpose of the opening chapter of Rebecca?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you assess the effectiveness of the opening chapters of the novel. Comment on setting, language, characters and the development of mystery.

Essay Topic 2

Explain the moral problem that lies at the core of Rebecca. Do you think this has been presented satisfactorily? Why or why not? Be sure to refer closely to characters and events in the text.

Essay Topic 3

"The destruction of Manderley symbolizes the destruction of the genteel world of the early twentieth century, with all its hypocrisy." Do you agree? Write a substantial essay that reviews the themes of the novel.

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