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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who instructs Mrs. Danvers to lock Maxim and his wife in their room for the night?

2. What are the qualities the narrator believes a person must have to be well-bred?

3. How is the narrator's entrance to the ball announced?

4. According to Mrs. Danvers, why should Mrs. de Winter kill herself?

5. Why does the narrator tell Frank Crawley that Maxim did not come to bed?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What elements of the novel Rebecca do you think are similar to the fairy-tale? In your answer, refer to characters and structure as well as subtext. Does the novel subvert the fairytale elements to any extent?

Essay Topic 2

Did Rebecca de Winter deserve to die? Should her husband have been punished (through the law) for her murder? Examine the moral dilemma. Is there indeed a moral dilemma at all? Write the text of a speech you might give to some law students.

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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