English 12B Checkpoint 23
Reread the excerpt from Rebecca. Which options accurately explain how the author uses the frame structure to develop the character of the narrator? (Select all that apply.)
By using a frame structure, the author shows the narrator's eerie attachment to Manderley, and then goes back in time to show how the narrator's odd attachment to the estate developed. AND By using a frame structure, the author shows the narrator's state of misery that Manderley no longer exists, and then goes back in time to reveal how the narrator's feelings toward Manderley developed.
Reread Chapter 7 of Rebecca. Which options clearly explain the use of flashback here? (Select all that apply.)
The flashback, which is mostly the narrator's thoughts, creates a slow pace, as little action occurs. AND The flashback establishes the narrator's apprehension and builds suspense for what is to come.
Read the sentence from Rebecca. A lilac had mated with a copper beech, and to bind them yet more closely to one another the malevolent ivy, always an enemy to grace, had thrown her tendrils about the pair and made them prisoners. Which option is the correct synonym for malevolent?
evil
Read the sentence from Rebecca. Nature had come into her own again and, little by little, in her stealthy, insidious way had encroached upon the drive with long, tenacious fingers. What context clues would be helpful in figuring out the meaning of insidious as it is used in the sentence? (Select all that apply.)
her stealthy ... way AND little by little
Read the sentence from Rebecca. As the drive descended to the valley so the trees came in upon us, great beeches with lovely smooth white stems, lifting their myriad branches to one another, and other trees, trees I could not name, coming close, so close that I could touch them with my hands. What option is the correct definition of myriad?
numerous
Read the sentence from Rebecca, in which the narrator meets Mrs. Danvers. She came towards me, and I held out my hand, envying her for her dignity and her composure; but when she took my hand hers was limp and heavy, deathly cold, and it lay in mine like a lifeless thing. What options clearly explain the narrator's perspective regarding Mrs. Danvers upon meeting her for the first time? (Select all that apply.)
The narrator is hurt by Mrs. Danvers's emotionless handshake because she had thought Mrs. Danvers would be excited to meet the new lady of the house. AND The narrator feels rejected by Mrs. Danvers's emotionless handshake and assumes that Mrs. Danvers already looks down upon her.
Read the paragraph from Rebecca. Nettles were everywhere, the vanguard of the army. They choked the terrace, they sprawled about the paths, they leant, vulgar and lanky, against the very windows of the house. Which options correctly analyze the impact of these words on the meaning of the text? (Select all that apply.)
The phrase "the vanguard of the army" indicates that the nettles have taken control of the home's exterior. AND The word "choked" indicates that the nettles are obstructing the beauty of the terrace.
Read the first sentence of Rebecca. Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again. What options clearly analyze the significance of the first sentence? (Select all that apply.)
The sentence clarifies that what comes next will be a retelling of a dream, as indicated by the words "I dreamt." AND The sentence increases curiosity with the word "again," indicating that the narrator keeps dreaming about Manderley. AND The sentence raises questions that will be answered in the narrative; for example, "What is Manderley?"
Reread Chapter 7 of Rebecca, in which the story alternates between the narrator's daydreams and short conversations with her husband as they are traveling to Manderley. Which options effectively explain the main purpose of the structure of this chapter? (Select all that apply.)
The structure emphasizes the analytical nature of the narrator and her hesitation to express herself to her husband. AND The structure reveals the contrast between the realities of the drive and the vividness of the narrator's imagination.
Read the sentence from Rebecca. I can close my eyes now, and look back on it, and see myself as I must have been, standing on the threshold of the house, a slim, awkward figure in my stockinette dress, clutching in my sticky hands a pair of gauntlet gloves. Which option accurately explains the use of flashback in the sentence?
This flashback provides the narrator with a reminder of how much she has matured.
Reread the excerpt from Rebecca. What options accurately explain how the author uses the frame structure to develop the characters in the story? (Select all that apply.)
The author uses the frame structure to introduce the main characters. By using sentences like "We would not talk of Manderley, I would not tell my dream," the author reveals that there are two main characters, but does not give any information about them, leaving the story shrouded in mystery. AND By using a frame structure that presents the end of the story before the beginning, the author reveals aspects of the narrator's character. Including details like "When I thought of Manderley in my waking hours I would not be bitter" shows that by the end of this story, the narrator will aim to be positive and put the negative past behind her.
In Chapter 7 of Rebecca, the narrator recalls her experiences of first arriving at Manderley. Which excerpts accurately show the narrator inserting present-tense insights into her flashback? (Select all that apply.)
I can see myself now, unsuitably dressed as usual, although a bride of seven weeks, in a tan-coloured stockinette frock, a small fur known as a stone marten round my neck, and over all a shapeless mackintosh, far too big for me and dragging to my ankles. AND I can close my eyes now, and look back on it, and see myself as I must have been, standing on the threshold of the house, a slim, awkward figure in my stockinette dress, clutching in my sticky hands a pair of gauntlet gloves.
The author of Rebecca slows down the pacing by omitting action and focusing on the narrator's thoughts. Which excerpts from Rebecca clearly depict the narrator's thoughts and slow down the pacing of the plot? (Select all that apply.)
I forced a smile, and did not answer him, aware now of a stab of panic, an uneasy sickness that could not be controlled. Gone was my glad excitement, vanished my happy pride. I was like a child brought to her first school, or a little untrained maid who has never left home before, seeking a situation. AND ... [I]t had not occurred to him I dreaded this arrival at Manderley as much as I had longed for it in theory. Now the moment was upon me I wished it delayed. I wanted to draw up at some wayside inn and stay there, in a coffee-room, by an impersonal fire.
Read the passage from Rebecca, in which the narrator reflects upon the dream from which she is about to awaken. When I thought of Manderley in my waking hours I would not be bitter. I should think of it as it might have been, could I have lived there without fear. I should remember the rose-garden in summer, and the birds that sang at dawn. Tea under the chestnut tree, and the murmur of the sea coming up to us from the lawns below. Which responses accurately analyze the impact of the narrator's thoughts on the tone of the passage? (Select all that apply.)
The narrator decides to think only of her positive memories of Manderley. This creates a nostalgic tone. AND The narrator decides to forget about the bitterness she feels toward Manderley. This creates a tone of determination. AND The narrator chooses to think only of the natural aspects of Manderley. This creates a peaceful tone.
Read the excerpt from Rebecca. The gates had shut to with a crash behind us, the dusty high-road was out of sight, and I became aware that this was not the drive I had imagined would be Manderley's, this was not a broad and spacious thing of gravel, flanked with neat turf at either side, kept smooth with rake and brush. This drive twisted and turned as a serpent, scarce wider in places than a path, and above our heads was a great colonnade of trees, whose branches nodded and intermingled with one another, making an archway for us, like the roof of a church. Even the midday sun would not penetrate the interlacing of those green leaves, they were too thickly entwined, one with another, and only little flickering patches of warm light would come in intermittent waves to dapple the drive with gold. It was very silent, very still. Which option most clearly explains the relationship between the narrator's emotions and the setting?
The narrator's fears about coming to Manderley are reflected in the discomfort she feels about the loud gate, the twisting road, and the inconsistently warm sunlight.
