Rebecca Quizzes

Rebecca Quiz 1

1 When was Daphne Du Maurier born?
1989

1907

1940

1923
2 Where was Du Maurier when she started to write "Rebecca"?
Manderley

London

Egypt

Paris
3 Who famously directed "Rebecca" in the Academy Award-winning film?
Frank Capra

Alfred Hitchcock

Stanley Kubrick

Vincent Minnelli
4 What is the famous first line of "Rebecca"?
We can never go back again, that much is certain.

I wonder what my life would be to-day, if Mrs. Van Hopper had not been a snob.

Last night I dreamt I went to Madnerley again.

The devil does not ride us anymore.
5 "Rebecca" parallels what other famous British novel?
"Northanger Abbey"

"Jane Eyre"

"Sense and Sensibility"

"Wuthering Heights"
6 What is the name of the novel's narrator?
Unknown

Rebecca

Daphne

Antoinette
7 In what city does the narrator first meet Maxim de Winter?
London

Paris

Manderley

Monte Carlo
8 Who pays the narrator to work as her companion at the beginning of the novel?
Mrs. Van Hopper

Rebecca

Beatrice De Winter

Mrs. Danvers
9 What does the narrator do in her spare time?
She draws

She takes pictures

She reads

She designs clothing
10 What excuse does the narrator give to Mrs. Van Hopper to explain her absences from the hotel?
She tells her that she is taking tennis lessons

She tells her that she is shopping

She tells her that she is drawing

She tells her that she is driving with Maxim de Winter
11 What does Maxim de Winter think about the narrator's name?
It is pretty and elegant

It is hard to pronounce

It is hard to remember

It is lovely and unusual
12 How did the narrator's father die?
syphilis

typhoid fever

pneumonia

broken neck
13 Who suggests that Maxim revives the costume ball at Manderley?
Lady Crowan

Jack Favell

Mrs. Van Hopper

Mrs. Danvers
14 What is the name of Maxim's first wife?
Arianna

Rebecca

Jane

Elizabeth
15 What is the name of the housekeeper at Manderley?
Mrs. Blaize

Mrs. Van Hopper

Mrs. Crowley

Mrs. Danvers
16 In which wing of Manderley does the narrator live?
The south wing

The north wing

The west wing

The east wing
17 What is the perspective of the novel?
A flashback

Present tense

A story

A dream
18 What is the inscription of the book of poetry?
Maxim - Love Rebecca

Max - From Rebecca

To Maxim - Love Rebecca

To Max - Love, your wife
19 What is the supposed cause of Rebecca's death?
Suicide

Falling off a cliff

Drowning

Wild dogs
20 In what year was "Rebecca" published?
1907

1940

1969

1938
21 How does the narrator describe first love?
As a joy

As a death

As a sorrow

As a fever
22 Where does Mrs. Van Hopper plan to travel after Monte Carlo?
Monte Negro

New York

Manderley

Paris
23 What does the narrator do to the book of poetry?
She rips out her favorite poem

She cuts out the inscription and burns it

She packs it in her trunk

She loses it
24 When does Maxim propose to the narrator?
In the gardens of Manderley

During tennis lessons

During a car ride

During breakfast
25 Who is the overseer of Manderley?
Mrs. Danvers

Ben

Frank Crawley

Jack Favell

what are the strengths and weaknesses of the book????

The novel is a classic, and there aren't many weaknesses to cite. If I had to list a few I might go with the fact it has an inordinate amount of imagery...... then again, imagery is so lacking in contemporary literature that I hate to even...

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Why do you think maxim asked his wife to dress up as Alice in Wonderland?Do you see any similarity between Alice and the new Mrs de winter?

Maxim tells his wife to dress up as Alice in Wonderland because she is acting petulant, pouting.... like a little girl. This idea is referenced twice, and both times Maxim mentions it as a joke.

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How was it different from the tea ritual in the hotel room

What do you mean by "it"?

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