Lesson 4.1.1.15

4.1.1.15 Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier Quiz: AQA English Literature A, Unit 1

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The 20 questions

  1. What is the name of the narrator in Rebecca?

    • Beatrice Lacy, Maxim's sister who lives at Manderley
    • Mrs Danvers, the housekeeper of Manderley
    • The narrator's name is never given in the novel
    • Rebecca de Winter, Maxim's first wife

  2. What is the name of the house where most of the novel is set?

    • Thornfield, a manor in the north of England
    • Manderley, a Cornish estate
    • Windy Corner, a house in the Surrey countryside
    • Wuthering Heights, a farmhouse on the moors

  3. Who is Maxim de Winter's first wife, whose memory overshadows the narrator's new life?

    • Beatrice Lacy, Maxim's sister who lives nearby
    • Caroline Hopper, a friend of the narrator in Monte Carlo
    • Mrs Van Hopper, the wealthy woman the narrator serves
    • Rebecca, whose presence haunts Manderley

  4. Who is the housekeeper at Manderley who is devoted to Rebecca's memory?

    • Mrs Van Hopper, the companion of the narrator in Monte Carlo
    • Mrs Danvers, who keeps Rebecca's room as it was
    • Frith, the loyal servant who serves the household
    • Ben, a servant who lives on the estate grounds

  5. How does Rebecca die?

    • in a boating accident off the coast of Cornwall
    • in a fire that breaks out at the house at night
    • by poisoning at Manderley during a dinner party
    • in a car crash on the moors near the estate

  6. What is the significance of the novel's opening line, 'Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again'?

    • It establishes Manderley as a place of memory and longing that haunts the narrator
    • It shows the narrator is a sleepwalker who wanders at night
    • It describes a real journey the narrator takes to Cornwall
    • It is an unimportant detail with no bearing on the story

  7. Who is Jack Favell in the novel?

    • Rebecca's cousin, who claims a secret about her death
    • The narrator's brother, who lives in London with his family
    • Maxim's loyal servant, who helps him run the estate
    • A London detective who investigates the case

  8. Which character is the narrator's employer in Monte Carlo, whose social power she resents?

    • Frith, the butler who serves at Manderley
    • Clarissa, a friend of Maxim from London
    • Mrs Danvers, the housekeeper at Manderley
    • Mrs Van Hopper, a wealthy and domineering woman

  9. What is revealed about Rebecca's character during the novel?

    • She was a nurse who served in France during the war
    • She was manipulative and cruel, despite her outward charm
    • She was a saintly and selfless woman devoted to others
    • She was a servant at Manderley before her marriage

  10. Why is the narrator's perspective important for the reader's understanding of events?

    • It is limited and insecure, so the reader must question her interpretation
    • It is told by Mrs Danvers, who knows the house well
    • It is written in the form of an official court report
    • It is entirely objective and fully reliable throughout

  11. Which literary genre is most closely associated with Rebecca?

    • comic satire of the upper classes
    • science fiction set on a distant planet
    • epic poetry of heroic battles
    • Gothic romance with elements of suspense

  12. Which theme is central to the narrator's experience at Manderley?

    • the benefits of wealth and social status in society
    • the triumph of rational science over superstition
    • insecurity and the struggle to establish identity in another woman's shadow
    • religious conversion in a rural parish

  13. What is the effect of Mrs Danvers's behaviour on the narrator?

    • It has no effect on the narrator at all in the story
    • It intensifies her fear and insecurity, and encourages self-destructive thoughts
    • It reconciles her with the memory of Rebecca in the end
    • It makes her confident and self-assured in her new role

  14. Which statement best describes how Manderley functions in the novel?

    • as a modern house with no history of its own
    • as a symbol of the past and of Rebecca's continuing power over the living
    • as a farm worked by the narrator and her husband
    • as a school for young women in the Cornish countryside

  15. Which question is most useful when evaluating the narrator's relationship with Maxim?

    • Does Maxim own a dog that follows him about the estate?
    • Which bank did Maxim use for his London accounts?
    • Is Maxim's hair brown or grey in the later chapters?
    • Does Maxim's love become a genuine partnership, or does it depend on escaping the past?

  16. In what year was Rebecca published?

    • 1925
    • 1847
    • 1938
    • 1908

  17. Which statement best describes the ending of the novel?

    • Manderley is restored to its original beauty and grandeur
    • Maxim leaves England for America with his new wife
    • The narrator dies in the fire that destroys the house
    • Manderley is destroyed by fire, which releases the narrator from Rebecca's shadow

  18. Which element of the plot shows that the narrator's view of Rebecca is distorted?

    • the purchase of a new car by Maxim in the city
    • the narrator's visit to London to buy new clothes
    • the later discovery that Rebecca was not the paragon the narrator imagined
    • the arrival of a doctor from the county town

  19. Where does the narrator first meet Maxim de Winter?

    • Paris, at a fashion show in the spring
    • Manderley, while visiting the house as a guest
    • London, at a society dinner party in the city
    • Monte Carlo, while working as a paid companion

  20. Who is Frank Crawley?

    • Rebecca's cousin who blackmails the household
    • the estate's agent who helps Maxim at Manderley
    • the butler who serves the household at dinner
    • the hunchback who lives in the grounds

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