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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator not want her husband to know?
(a) That she visited his grandmother.
(b) That the nurse is not looking after his grandmother properly.
(c) That Beatrice endangered her life in the car.
(d) The way his grandmother behaved, wanting Rebecca.

2. What is the "frightful word of six letters" to which the narrator refers?
(a) Mauler.
(b) Merkin.
(c) Murder.
(d) Mother.

3. Why is a diver employed?
(a) To look for survivors.
(b) To make a report on damage to the reef.
(c) To inspect the damaged hull of the ship.
(d) To salvage items from the ship's safe.

4. Which words best describe Beatrice's Christmas party?
(a) Noisy, and very drunken with fights breaking out.
(b) Elegant, organized, but rather stodgy.
(c) Boistrous in an elegant way.
(d) Boistrous, noisy, silly and messy.

5. How does the narrator feel about visiting Maxim's grandmother?
(a) She is bored by the idea but goes along with it politely.
(b) She thinks it will be a waste of time.
(c) She is very much in favor of it.
(d) She is irritated at Beatrice asking her.

6. What shocks does Maxim claim to have suffered?
(a) The discovery of the boat and the discovery of the body.
(b) The shock of seeing his new wife in Rebecca's dress.
(c) Learning he'd made a mistake in identificaton and finding out the boat was sunk on purpose.
(d) His mistaken identification and his sister's illness.

7. Who is the unexpected visitor that Frith announces?
(a) Jack Favell.
(b) The coroner.
(c) Maxim's grandmother.
(d) Rebecca's grandmother.

8. What has changed concerning the relationship between the narrator and Mrs. Danvers?
(a) The narrator has gained some power.
(b) The power of Mrs. Danvers has grown stronger.
(c) All power has gone out of the relationship.
(d) The power roles are reversed.

9. How many people from the ship are drowned?
(a) One.
(b) Eleven.
(c) None.
(d) Three hundred.

10. What does Beatrice suggest the narrator do in the morning?
(a) She should sack Mrs. Danvers.
(b) She should apologize to Maxim.
(c) She should have a good lie-in, with breakfast in bed.
(d) She should get up early and talk to Max.

11. What are Maxim's dominant feelings about his years with Rebecca?
(a) Knowing other man could have what he couldn't have.
(b) His awe at Rebecca's beauty and cleverness.
(c) The shame of having to deceive his grandmother.
(d) The shame and degradation from living a lie.

12. How might Beatrice's driving be described?
(a) Sensible, driving always at an appropriate speed.
(b) Fast, dangerous, not seeming to notice the chaos she causes.
(c) Fast, but careful and relatively safe.
(d) Fast and skilful.

13. What are the qualities the narrator believes a person must have to be well-bred?
(a) An aristocratic pedigree.
(b) Pride and guts.
(c) Pride and money.
(d) A good accent and pride.

14. Where does the narrator stand to watch the drama of the grounded ship?
(a) She stays on the beach.
(b) She goes to the end of the breakwater, then goes to the clifftop.
(c) She stays on the clifftop.
(d) She stays in the house and looks out the window.

15. What flower does a guest suggest the narrator represents, in her blue dress?
(a) An iris.
(b) Morning glory vine.
(c) A forget-me-not.
(d) A cornflower.

Short Answer Questions

1. On reflection about past events, what deduction does the narrator make?

2. What is depicted on the postcard set on the doctor's mantelpiece?

3. What do the rockets indicate?

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

5. What does Dr Baker reveal?

(see the answer keys)

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