Multiple Choice and Long Answer questions create ideal opportunities for whole-book review, unit exam, or summative assessments.

Multiple Choice

1. Which of the following best describes Mrs. Van Hopper’s character?

A) Humble and honest

B) Aristocratic and social-climbing

C) Patient and thoughtful

D) Upper-class and unfriendly

2. What is Mr. de Winter’s attitude toward Mrs. Van Hopper?

A) Abrupt and sarcastic

B) Fawning and desirous

C) Hateful and spiteful

D) Loyal and brotherly

3. How does the narrator meet Mr. de Winter?

A) Mr. de Winter cleans a vase she spills.

B) The narrator introduces herself to him at a party.

C) Mrs. Van Hopper recognizes him and calls him over.

D) Mr. de Winter introduces himself in an attempt to impress Mrs. Van Hopper.

4. Which of the following motifs occurs throughout the first few chapters of the novel?

A) Revenge

B) Social class

C) The supernatural

D) Family

5. Which of the following is true about Maxim and the narrator’s relationship?

A) The narrator has most of the power in the relationship because Maxim is deeply in love with her.

B) The narrator feels abused by Maxim.

C) The narrator and Maxim often discuss the past.

D) The narrator and Maxim’s differences in age and background create a power imbalance.

6. When did Mrs. Danvers arrive at Manderley?

A) When Maxim was a boy

B) When the narrator married Maxim