Rebecca Quizzes

Rebecca Quiz 1

By Caitlin Vincent · Edited by Bella Wang · Last reviewed August 06, 2010

1 When was Daphne Du Maurier born?

1940

1907

1989

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

London

Manderley

Egypt

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

Stanley Kubrick

Alfred Hitchcock

Frank Capra

Vincent Minnelli
4 What is the famous first line of "Rebecca"?

The devil does not ride us anymore.

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

We can never go back again, that much is certain.

Last night I dreamt I went to Madnerley again.
5 "Rebecca" parallels what other famous British novel?

"Jane Eyre"

"Northanger Abbey"

"Wuthering Heights"

"Sense and Sensibility"
6 What is the name of the novel's narrator?

Antoinette

Unknown

Rebecca

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

Paris

London

Manderley

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

Mrs. Van Hopper

Beatrice De Winter

Mrs. Danvers

Rebecca
9 What does the narrator do in her spare time?

She takes pictures

She reads

She draws

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 drawing

She tells her that she is taking tennis lessons

She tells her that she is driving with Maxim de Winter

She tells her that she is shopping
11 What does Maxim de Winter think about the narrator's name?

It is lovely and unusual

It is pretty and elegant

It is hard to remember

It is hard to pronounce
12 How did the narrator's father die?

syphilis

broken neck

pneumonia

typhoid fever
13 Who suggests that Maxim revives the costume ball at Manderley?

Mrs. Danvers

Mrs. Van Hopper

Jack Favell

Lady Crowan
14 What is the name of Maxim's first wife?

Elizabeth

Rebecca

Arianna

Jane
15 What is the name of the housekeeper at Manderley?

Mrs. Van Hopper

Mrs. Crowley

Mrs. Blaize

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

The west wing

The north wing

The south wing

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

A flashback

A story

Present tense

A dream
18 What is the inscription of the book of poetry?

To Maxim - Love Rebecca

Max - From Rebecca

To Max - Love, your wife

Maxim - Love Rebecca
19 What is the supposed cause of Rebecca's death?

Falling off a cliff

Wild dogs

Drowning

Suicide
20 In what year was "Rebecca" published?

1907

1938

1969

1940
21 How does the narrator describe first love?

As a joy

As a death

As a fever

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

Monte Negro

New York

Paris

Manderley
23 What does the narrator do to the book of poetry?

She cuts out the inscription and burns it

She rips out her favorite poem

She packs it in her trunk

She loses it
24 When does Maxim propose to the narrator?

During tennis lessons

In the gardens of Manderley

During a car ride

During breakfast
25 Who is the overseer of Manderley?

Ben

Jack Favell

Mrs. Danvers

Frank Crawley

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