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Quiz about Daphne du Mauriers Novels
Quiz about Daphne du Mauriers Novels

Daphne du Maurier's Novels Trivia Quiz


For all the fans of Daphne du Maurier and her novels.

A multiple-choice quiz by thecellist1985. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
254,390
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
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Question 1 of 10
1. "The Scapegoat" was written from this person's perspective. Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Where is the novel "Jamaica Inn" set? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. What two houses in du Maurier's life were combined to create Manderley, the grand mansion owned by Maxim de Winter in "Rebecca"? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. This novel follows five generations of Irish landowners. Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. "Frenchman's Creek" tells the story of a married mother who falls in love with the pirate, Jean-Benoit Aubéry. In the end, she stays with her worthless and fickle husband.


Question 6 of 10
6. Daphne's lifelong admiration of this place led to her set a number of her novels here. What is the most reoccurring geographical setting for her novels? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. In "The Parasites" how many children were there in the family who became the subjects of the novelized psychological study? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Which of her novels is based on Daphne's relationship with her father? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. According to Daphne, was Rachel, from "My Cousin Rachel", good or evil? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Which of these locations associated with Daphne and her novels isn't a real place? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. "The Scapegoat" was written from this person's perspective.

Answer: John

The author wrote through John's perspective as the character discovered the truth about the life Jean led.
2. Where is the novel "Jamaica Inn" set?

Answer: Cornwall

This was the first of several novels set in Cornwall.
3. What two houses in du Maurier's life were combined to create Manderley, the grand mansion owned by Maxim de Winter in "Rebecca"?

Answer: Milton and Menabilly

Daphne was enamored with Milton during a childhood visit. Later she came across Menabilly which was deserted at the time but found a special place in her heart.
4. This novel follows five generations of Irish landowners.

Answer: Hungry Hill

This, like many of du Maurier's novels, became the basis of a motion picture.
5. "Frenchman's Creek" tells the story of a married mother who falls in love with the pirate, Jean-Benoit Aubéry. In the end, she stays with her worthless and fickle husband.

Answer: true

Despite the relationship she develops with the cultured pirate she falls to the standards of society and dutifully stays with her husband.
6. Daphne's lifelong admiration of this place led to her set a number of her novels here. What is the most reoccurring geographical setting for her novels?

Answer: Cornwall

Daphne fell in love with Cornwall and resided there for much of her life.
7. In "The Parasites" how many children were there in the family who became the subjects of the novelized psychological study?

Answer: three

This is the first book that Daphne wrote in the little building she had constructed on her estate. In this novel she includes many of the aspects of titled life as she herself is a Dame.
8. Which of her novels is based on Daphne's relationship with her father?

Answer: Julius

Daphne's relationship with her father was very unique, and interesting enough to be used as material for one of her novels.
9. According to Daphne, was Rachel, from "My Cousin Rachel", good or evil?

Answer: Daphne admitted she didn't know

In an interview in 1977, Daphne du Maurier says that she wrote the novel thinking as the character of Philip. From this viewpoint, she doesn't know if Rachel was guilty or not.
10. Which of these locations associated with Daphne and her novels isn't a real place?

Answer: Manderley

Manderley only existed in the fictional story of "Rebecca". Franchman's Creek was where Daphne and her husband, Sir Frederick A. M. Browning honeymooned. Daphne stayed at Jamaica Inn before it became commercialized. Kilmarth was Daphne's home in Cornwall.
Source: Author thecellist1985

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