Key Quotations (AQA A-Level English Literature A): Quizzes
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Which methods are equally valid for showing textual understanding in exams besides direct quotations?
Which methods are equally valid for showing textual understanding in exams besides direct quotations?
Summarising, paraphrasing, word refs, plot
What qualities does the narrator say she lacks compared to Rebecca in Chapter 11?
What qualities does the narrator say she lacks compared to Rebecca in Chapter 11?
Confidence, grace, beauty, intelligence, wit
What does Mrs Danvers tell the narrator after the costume incident at the Manderley ball?
What does Mrs Danvers tell the narrator after the costume incident at the Manderley ball?
Rebecca's the real Mrs de Winter, not you
What does the narrator realise about Rebecca's power over her in Chapter 21?
What does the narrator realise about Rebecca's power over her in Chapter 21?
She had lost her power & would never haunt
When Maxim says the narrator is 'so much older now', what type of change does he mean?
When Maxim says the narrator is 'so much older now', what type of change does he mean?
Loss of innocence, not physical ageing
What does the burning letter R symbolise in Chapter 6, and what does it foreshadow?
What does the burning letter R symbolise in Chapter 6, and what does it foreshadow?
Rebecca's enduring memory; Manderley burning
What forceful language does Maxim use about the cottage in Chapter 10?
What forceful language does Maxim use about the cottage in Chapter 10?
'Bloody place' and 'God-damned cottage'
Where is the narrator when Maxim confesses 'You can't understand my shame' in Chapter 20?
Where is the narrator when Maxim confesses 'You can't understand my shame' in Chapter 20?
Standing with him in the library
How does the narrator describe herself when Mrs Danvers first judges her at Manderley in Chapter 7?
How does the narrator describe herself when Mrs Danvers first judges her at Manderley in Chapter 7?
No great lady, humble, shy and diffident
What type of atmosphere does Rebecca's continuing presence at Manderley contribute to?
What type of atmosphere does Rebecca's continuing presence at Manderley contribute to?
Gothic and mysterious atmosphere