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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How does the narrator define happiness?
2. Who first suggests the revival of the Manderley Fancy Dress ball?
3. What object is Robert suspected of stealing?
4. How does the narrator show she is nervous around the servants?
5. In what condition is the sofa-bed in the boathouse?
Short Essay Questions
1. Comment on the significance of the title "Je Reviens--I come back" for Rebecca's boat.
2. What information about Jack Favell is important in this chapter.
3. What are the reasons the protagonist gives for her fear of stifling in Mrs. Van Hopper's room?
4. Comment on Ben's significance in this chapter.
5. Comment on the scene that takes place in Rebecca's room.
6. Could this novel have been called Manderley, not Rebecca?
7. Why and in what way does the protagonist behave uncharacteristically?
8. What criticisms of the British landed gentry are implied in this chapter of Rebecca?
9. How appropriate is Maxim's suggestion that his wife dress for the costume ball as Alice in Wonderland?
10. What do the words "We have no secrets now" imply?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In a thoughtful essay, account for the continuing popularity of Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca. Write about 500 words.
Essay Topic 2
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.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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