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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who instructs Mrs. Danvers to lock Maxim and his wife in their room for the night?
(a) Maxim de Winter.
(b) Colonel Julyan.
(c) Jack Favell.
(d) Mrs de Winter.
2. In her morning reverie, how does the protagonist/narrator depict life at Manderley?
(a) As peaceful and lovely, an oasis in a world of strife.
(b) As a world that the Communists will sweep away.
(c) As graceful, but dangerously indulgent.
(d) As irrelevant, not moving with the times.
3. For how long would Rebecca have her hair brushed?
(a) Thirty minutes.
(b) Five minutes.
(c) Twenty minutes.
(d) Fifteen minutes.
4. What does Maxim's Gran believe are the three most important qualities in a wife?
(a) Breeding, bearing and beauty,
(b) Fertility, feistiness and fearlessness.
(c) Archness, aristocracy and acumen.
(d) Breeding, brains and beauty.
5. What color dress does the narrator eventually wear top the ball?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Blue.
(c) Red.
(d) White.
6. Which words best describe Beatrice's Christmas party?
(a) Boistrous, noisy, silly and messy.
(b) Boistrous in an elegant way.
(c) Elegant, organized, but rather stodgy.
(d) Noisy, and very drunken with fights breaking out.
7. What is the narrator's first reaction to Maxim's confession that he killed Rebecca?
(a) Hysteria.
(b) Indifference.
(c) Revulsion.
(d) Numbness.
8. How does Max feel about speaking to the press?
(a) He is worried he might antagonize them.
(b) He only wants to make prepared statements.
(c) He thinks he needs them on his side.
(d) He doesn't want to make any statements.
9. In what way does the narrator find Frank Crawley invaluable?
(a) He helps her serve tea to the many visitors.
(b) He helps her with accounts.
(c) He conducts an inspection of Happy Valley.
(d) He teaches her to ride.
10. Why are the shops in Layton closed?
(a) As a mark of respect to Rebecca.
(b) It is Sunday.
(c) It is early closing day.
(d) The shopowners have all gone to the inquest.
11. On reflection about past events, what deduction does the narrator make?
(a) That Colonel Julyan believes in the murder.
(b) That Ben witnessed the murder.
(c) That Frank witnessed the murder.
(d) That Jack Favell knows how to get his way.
12. What does the narrator's dream suggest?
(a) That she is insecure about Maxim's feelings for her.
(b) That she would like to be Rebecca.
(c) That she likes walking in the forest.
(d) That she is spooked by Mrs. Danvers.
13. What prevents Beatrice going to London with them all?
(a) Giles is ill and Beatrice is suspicious of the nurse.
(b) Roger can't be left as he is sick and doesn't like the nurse.
(c) Her car is in for service.
(d) Roger wants her to watch him play cricket.
14. For the narrator, what is the dreadful ending to the evening?
(a) Max is weeping for Rebecca.
(b) Max does not come to bed.
(c) Mrs. Danvers and Max laugh at her.
(d) Mrs. Danvers laughs at her.
15. Who are Hastings and Birkett?
(a) Lawyers.
(b) A firm specializing in marine salvage.
(c) Police officers.
(d) Travel agents.
Short Answer Questions
1. What did Rebecca think of her lovers?
2. What does Favell think will help Ben to remember him?
3. What reason does Mrs Danvers give for her deception over the ball dress?
4. What does Maxim tell his wife at last?
5. What is Mr Tubb's opinion about the boat's sinking?
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