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

2. In what way does the narrator disobey her husband?

3. What does Mrs. Danvers offer to do?

4. What Monte Carlo attraction will Mrs Van Hopper miss by leaving early?

5. What comment does Maxim make about Beatrice?

Short Essay Questions

1. How appropriate is Maxim's suggestion that his wife dress for the costume ball as Alice in Wonderland?

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

3. Could this novel have been called Manderley, not Rebecca?

4. What impression of Beatrice is gained in this chapter of Rebecca?

5. How do Maxim and his wife deal with what they reasonably expect could be their last evening together?

6. What are safe topics for the protagonist to read aloud to her husband?

7. What does Mrs Van Hopper do to make contact with Maxim de Winter?

8. Why does the protagonist think measles are a blessing in the context of the inquest?

9. Comment on the scene that takes place in Rebecca's room.

10. Why is the Manderley fancy dress ball so important?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a considered essay on characterization in Rebecca. Which characters are rounded and which flat? Are any of the characters stereotypes? Comment on the importance of minor characters like Robert, Ben and Giles.

Essay Topic 2

In a thoughtful essay, account for the continuing popularity of Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca. Write about 500 words.

Essay Topic 3

Choose TWO significant characters from the novel Rebecca. In a considered essay, discuss the way these characters and their roles in the story illustrate and/or connect with the novel's themes.

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