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

Short Answer Questions

1. What explanation does Maxim give for the shipping disaster?

2. What is the "frightful word of six letters" to which the narrator refers?

3. Which words best describe Beatrice's Christmas party?

4. In what way does the narrator find Frank Crawley invaluable?

5. How has Maxim misunderstood his wife to this point?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

Which character did you most engage with when reading Rebecca? Which character did you most dislike? Write an essay in which you compare and contrast these two characters and reflect about what you have learned through experiencing them in the world of the novel.

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