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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who instructs Mrs. Danvers to lock Maxim and his wife in their room for the night?

2. Why is a diver employed?

3. What does Maxim's Gran believe are the three most important qualities in a wife?

4. In what way does the narrator find Frank Crawley invaluable?

5. In her morning reverie, how does the protagonist/narrator depict life at Manderley?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you assess the effectiveness of the opening chapters of the novel. Comment on setting, language, characters and the development of mystery.

Essay Topic 2

Did Rebecca de Winter deserve to die? Should her husband have been punished (through the law) for her murder? Examine the moral dilemma. Is there indeed a moral dilemma at all? Write the text of a speech you might give to some law students.

Essay Topic 3

"Manderley is the major character in the novel Rebecca." How far do you agree with this statement? What is the meaning of its destruction? Why doesn't Maxim simply rebuild it?

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