Chapters 1-6

Reading Check

1.The narrator is dreaming of Manderley, and because she is in a dream, the nettles do not hurt her. (Chapter 1)

2. Maxim de Winter is the man who owns Manderley. Mrs. Van Hopper says he cannot get over his wife’s death. (Chapter 2)

3. Monte Carlo (Chapters 3-4)

4. Mr. de Winter grows cold and unresponsive, and the narrator notices a faint line between his brows. (Chapter 3)

5. Maxim asks the narrator to marry him. (Chapter 6)

Short Answer

1. Manderley’s appearance in the narrator’s dream implies that the narrator has intense, vivid memories of Manderley. She speaks of Manderley as if it is a living being, revealing that her time there must have been spectacular in some way. (Chapter 1)

2. Mr. de Winter cleans up the spilled water and flowers and invites the narrator to dine with him. This is significant because, despite being from a higher social class, Mr. de Winter acts as a servant for the narrator, reversing their typical roles in society. (Chapter 4)

3. The servants immediately treat the narrator as if she belongs to a higher class after seeing her eat with Mr.