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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From the woods, where does Maxim say the right-hand path leads?
(a) To some smugglers' caves.
(b) To a cove where they used to keep a boat.
(c) Back to Manderley.
(d) To Happy Valley.

2. What enjoyable holiday does the bishop's wife mention?
(a) A holiday at Monte Carlo.
(b) A walking holiday in the Pennines.
(c) A trip on the Orient Express.
(d) A holiday in Australia.

3. What kind of flowers are in the morning room's vases?
(a) Roses.
(b) Pansies and clematis.
(c) Rhododendrons.
(d) Lilacs.

4. Who first suggests the revival of the Manderley Fancy Dress ball?
(a) Mrs. Danvers.
(b) Beatrice Lacy.
(c) The bishop in a neighboring cathedral town.
(d) The wife of a bishop in a neighboring cathedral town.

5. What is an appropriate word to use for the dream picture of Manderley's grounds and garden?
(a) Beautiful.
(b) Placid.
(c) Grotesque.
(d) Exciting.

6. What sort of woman does the narrator crave to be?
(a) Witty and university educated.
(b) Thirty-six years old and dressed in black satin and pearls.
(c) Thirty and more grown-up.
(d) Older and wiser like Mrs Van Hopper.

7. How does Mrs Van Hopper misjudge the conversation with Maxim de Winter?
(a) She believes Max was flirting with the narrator.
(b) She thinks Max was embarrassed by the narrator's behavior.
(c) She thinks Max is falling for her.
(d) She believes Max thinks she is witty.

8. Who is responsible for attending to the narrator's letters?
(a) Mrs. Danvers.
(b) Frith, the butler.
(c) Robert, the footman.
(d) Maxim de Winter.

9. At the time the narrator bought the postcard, how much was her weekly pocket-money?
(a) A dime.
(b) A shilling.
(c) Twopence.
(d) Fourpence.

10. How are the desk pigeonholes labeled?
(a) In copperplate engraving.
(b) In Rebecca's handwriting.
(c) In typewritten courier font.
(d) In Mrs Danvers' handwriting.

11. What is the narrator's attitude to the age-gap between herself and Maxim?
(a) She thinks it will matter in the future.
(b) She thinks Maxim is more like a father as he is so much older.
(c) She thinks age doesn't mean anything in marriage.
(d) She thinks it is a big barrier to their happiness.

12. 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) It's a shallow expression that doesn't convey the depth of happiness she has experienced.
(c) It's a word that is not grown-up enough for her.
(d) Her late father didn't like that expression.

13. What fruit does the narrator anticipate being served at tea?
(a) Apples.
(b) Strawberries and cream.
(c) Cranberries.
(d) Fresh raspberries.

14. In what colors is the buoy painted?
(a) Orange and white.
(b) Orange and green.
(c) Red, white and blue.
(d) White and green.

15. What does Frank think about the narrator?
(a) He thinks she is beautiful and shy.
(b) He thinks she is too young to manage Manderley.
(c) He thinks that she is fresh, young and sensible.
(d) He thinks she is inexperienced and arrogant.

Short Answer Questions

1. In her former life, about what was the narrator sometimes worried?

2. On what floor of the hotel building is Max's suite?

3. Overall, what does this description show the reader about Manderley?

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

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

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