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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Frank consider to be a universal instinct?

2. What does the narrator's dream suggest?

3. Why are the shops in Layton closed?

4. For how long would Rebecca have her hair brushed?

5. What prevents Beatrice going to London with them all?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

"Rebecca is a novel that could not exist without the British class system of the 1930s." Discuss with close reference to relationships depicted in the novel.

Essay Topic 2

In a thoughtful essay, examine the place of landscape in the novel. Does it connect with character, theme and action? Does it provide emotional depth? Remember that there is not only the landscape at Manderley. Write 500 words.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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