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While reading b ………………… says, ‘I can’t help feeling it’s
Chapter 1, pages 1–7 going to be rather difficult for you here at
1 Match the two parts of the sentences. first.’
1 Beautiful Manderley lay … you: ………………………………………….
2 Mrs Van Hopper’s interest in other people c ………………… says, ‘I shouldn’t have more
was … to do with her than you can help.’
3 Maxim de Winter looks ill … her : ………………………………………….
4 The sea lay calm … d ………………… says, ‘She’s gone in the sea,
5 The girl knows she can sit silently with hasn’t she? She won’t come back no more?’
Maxim de Winter … she: ………………………………………….
6 A cloud came over the moon … e ………………… says, ‘I thought he might
7 They cannot talk of Manderley … have fallen and hurt himself.’
a like a dark hand across a face. he: …………………………………………..
b like a lake undisturbed by wind or storm. Chapter 4, pages 19–23
c because Manderley is no more. 4 Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)?
d like a jewel in the hollow of a hand. If they are false, correct them.
e because his wife drowned in the bay near a Rebecca kept her boat in the boathouse. c
Manderley. …………………………………………
f like a disease. b Rebecca’s boat was found two months
g because there is no sense of awkwardness. after the accident. c
Chapter 2, pages 7–11 …………………………………………
2 Answer these questions. c Frank wasn’t happy talking about Rebecca. c
a How long have the de Winter’s been married …………………………………………
before they go to Manderley? d Rebecca often went sailing on her own
……………………………………………… late at night. c
b Write down three adjectives that describe how …………………………………………
the narrator feels coming to Manderley. e Maxim recognised Rebecca’s body which
……………………………………………… was found washed up by the tide. c
c What changes were made to Manderley while …………………………………………
Maxim de Winter was away? f Frank thought Rebecca was young. c
……………………………………………… …………………………………………
d Why do you think Maxim wants to use a Chapter 5, pages 23–31
different wing of the house? 5 Complete the following sentences.
……………………………………………… a Rebecca threatened to have Ben put in the
e What was the house like when the first Mrs madhouse because
de Winter was alive? ………………………………………………
……………………………………………… b Jack Favell is surprised to see the narrator
Chapter 3, pages 11–18 because
3 Who says these? Then write the name of the ………………………………………………
person who is represented by the word in c Rebecca’s bedroom is the same as it was before
italics. ………………………………………………
a ………………… says, ‘If she doesn’t like you, d Mrs Danver’s blames herself for the accident
she’ll tell you so to your face.’ because
she: …………………………………………. ………………………………………………
e Maxim is angry with Mrs Danvers for
………………………………………………

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Chapter 6, pages 31–36 d ‘No. I don’t believe that it would.’
6 Answer these questions. Who? ………………………………………..
a How does the narrator feel when Mrs Danvers What? ……………………………………….
suggests an idea for her fancy dress costume? e ‘I lost some work because of it.’
……………………………………………… Who? ………………………………………..
b Who does the narrator dress up as? What? ……………………………………….
……………………………………………… Chapter 9, pages 64–88
c How does the narrator get the attention of her 9 These are the answers to questions in this
husband and his friends when she comes chapter. What was the question? Who asks
down the stairs? who the question?
……………………………………………… a ‘They may have to go over the facts again.’
d How does the narrator feel before and after ………………………………………………
her entrance to the party? b ‘Goodness knows! They didn’t seem to think
……………………………………………… it necessary to decide.’
e Find four phrases that describe Maxim when ………………………………………………
he is angry. c ‘He went over and over the same ground
……………………………………………… again.’
Chapter 7, pages 36–59 ………………………………………………
7 Fill in the blanks. d ‘Waiting doesn’t worry me.’
Rebecca had not been a ………………… at all. ………………………………………………
Maxim had b ………………… her. He had e ‘I came to congratulate you on the result of
carried her body to the boat, and sunk the boat the inquiry this afternoon.’
there in the c ………………… . I began to ………………………………………………
understand Maxim’s d ………………… . The f ‘Rebecca never made those holes.’
way he never e ………………… about Rebecca. ………………………………………………
His dislike of the little bay and of the stone g ‘Because I didn’t choose to, that’s why.’
f ………………… . ………………………………………………
All the pieces were fitting into place for me Chapter 10, pages 88–101
now – Frank’s g ………………… manner 10 Answer these questions.
when I spoke about Rebecca and Beatrice’s a Who goes to see Dr Baker?
strange h ………………… . The silence I had ………………………………………………
always taken for i ………………… was a silence b How long does it take them to get to London
of shame and j ………………… . from Cornwall?
Chapter 8, pages 60–64 ………………………………………………
8 Who is the speaker? What are they talking c Why doesn’t Dr Baker recognise the name
about? ‘de Winter’?
a ‘How long will they be?’ ………………………………………………
Who? ……………………………………….. d What was wrong with Rebecca?
What? ………………………………………. ………………………………………………
b ‘She was when I fixed her up in April of last e How does Jack Favell react to the information
year.’ that Dr Baker gives them?
Who? ……………………………………….. ………………………………………………
What? ………………………………………. f What does Maxim call ‘Rebecca’s last joke’?
c ‘I should soon have heard from Mrs de ………………………………………………
Winter if there had been any question of it.’ g What does Frank tell Maxim on the phone?
Who? ……………………………………….. ………………………………………………
What? ……………………………………….

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Chapter 1 Chapter 5
1 Choose the correct answer, 1, 2 or 3. 5 Choose the right words in italics.
1 What is Manderley? … a Rebecca’s room is in the east / west wing.
a It’s where the narrator lives. b The narrator went into Rebecca’s room by
b It’s where the narrator wants to live. accident / on purpose.
c It’s where the narrator used to live. c Rebecca’s room is the loveliest / coldest room in the
2 Where did the narrator meet Mr de Winter? … house.
a Manderley. Chapter 6
b Palm Beach. 6 Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)?
c Monte Carlo. a The narrator said she would take charge of the
Chapter 2 fancy-dress dance. c
2 Fill in the blanks. b The narrator said she would give Maxim and
a The narrator and Maxim de Winter are Frank the surprise of their lives. c
………………… now. c The narrator chose the costume of the Queen
b They are going to use the ………………… wing of England. c
of Manderley. Chapter 7
c Mrs Danvers started working at Manderley when 7 Replace the word in italics with a name from the
Maxim married ………………… . box.
Chapter 3 Maxim de Winter Jack Favell Mrs Danvers
3 Put these sentences in order, 1–7. Captain Searle the diver the narrator
a Maxim was waiting for the narrator, and they
a She feels that her marriage has failed. ……………
had an argument. c
b He comes to Manderley to tell Maxim that
b The narrator goes into a cottage. c
Rebecca’s boat has been found. ……………
c Maxim and the narrator headed towards the
c He finds a body in the boat. ……………
Happy Valley with Jasper the dog. c
d He put Manderley before anything else.
d The narrator saw a man on the beach. c
……………
e Maxim saw Frank, who looks after his affairs. c
f The narrator tried to look for Jasper, and she Chapter 8
found herself in another bay. c 8 Circle YES or NO.
g Maxim’s sister Beatrice and her husband Giles a Did the narrator listen to the statement of Mr
came over for lunch. c Tabb, the boat builder? YES NO
b Did the boat builder suggest that the boat was
Chapter 4 sunk by Rebecca on purpose? YES NO
4 Cross out one mistake in each sentence and correct c Were Mrs Danvers and Jack Favell there at the
it. inquiry? YES NO
a Frank said that Ben is quite a nice person.
…………………………………………………… Chapter 9
b The narrator felt Frank is being loyal to someone. 9 Jack Favell said three of these sentences to Maxim.
…………………………………………………… Underline the one that he didn’t say.
c Frank thinks that kindness, honesty and modesty a Jack and Rebecca were lovers.
were worth far more to a husband than brains and b Rebecca was pregnant.
beauty. c Rebecca didn’t kill herself.
…………………………………………………… Chapter 10
d The narrator said that I felt happier. 10 Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)?
…………………………………………………… a Rebecca used a false name to see Dr Baker. c
b Rebecca was pregnant. c
c It’s been a stroke of luck for Jack. c
d Maxim called Frank. c

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