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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mrs Van Hopper think the narrator will like about New York?
(a) Friends, the theatre and Central Park in June.
(b) There will be boys and jazz clubs.
(c) There will be boys, excitement and her own set of friends.
(d) The shopping in Bloomingdale's.

2. Why does the narrator think "ripping" is a poor word to describe her two weeks in Maxim's company?
(a) She avoids using slang words at all times.
(b) Her late father didn't like that expression.
(c) It's a shallow expression that doesn't convey the depth of happiness she has experienced.
(d) It's a word that is not grown-up enough for her.

3. Who does Max describe as being "invariably late for dinner"?
(a) Mrs Van Hopper.
(b) King Ethelred the Unready.
(c) King Alfred.
(d) Rebecca.

4. What is meant by "Jasper has gone to the happy hunting grounds"?
(a) Jasper is out hunting for rabbits.
(b) Jasper is dead.
(c) Jasper is a good hunting dog.
(d) Jasper is frisky.

5. With what does Mrs Van Hopper compare Manderley?
(a) Fairy-land.
(b) An Irish castle.
(c) Palm Beach.
(d) Buckingham Palace.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Maxim's attitude to his past life?

2. For the narrator, what gives "a glow about [her] morning"?

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

4. Why does the narrator value boredom?

5. How does Beatrice announce that she will be coming to lunch?

(see the answer key)

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