Chapter 23
What does the coroner think happened to Rebecca?
Suicide
Why does Colonel Julyan not believe Jack?
Jack is drunk
What kind of doctor is Dr. Baker?
A women's specialist
How does Dr. Baker first react when asked about Mrs. De Winter?
He thinks they are mistaken-does not know who they are talking about
What does Colonel Julyan advise Maxim and the narrator to do?
Get away-take a holiday on the Continent
What does the narrator imagine would happen to Maxim if he was caught?
He would be hanged
Who does Frank produce as a witness?
Ben
What solution does Maxim propose so Jack and Colonel Julyan know he won't run during the night?
Why did Dr. Baker not remember meeting with Rebecca?
She used Mrs. Danvers' name
What do we learn about what has happened to Mrs. Danvers?
She has vanished
How does Jack think Rebecca died?
Maxim killed Rebecca because he was jealous of them.
How does Ben respond to Colonel Julyan's questioning of whether he knows who Jack is?
Ben says he's never seen Jack before
How does Maxim feel about the next day's visit to see Dr. Baker?
He thinks he is going to be caught
What is revealed by Dr. Baker about Rebecca?
She was seriously ill-had four to five months to live
What does the narrator see in the mirror in her dream?
The face of Rebecca
What evidence does Jack produce?
Rebecca gave him a note before she died stating that she had important news that night to meet him at the boat house.
What does Mrs. Danvers reveal about Rebecca's feelings towards Maxim and Jack?
She never loved either of them. She never loved any man.
Who calls the narrator that evening and why?
Beatrice-she expresses her shock over the verdict that Rebecca committed suicide
How do we know Rebecca was not actually pregnant as she had told Maxim?
She was infertile
What has happened to Manderly at the end of the novel?
It has caught fire
What does Jack want in exchange for not turning over his evidence?
A settlement of two or three thousand a year for life.
What is revealed in Rebecca's diary about the day she went missing?
She had an appointment with Dr. Baker
What does Beatrice think happened to Rebecca?
She does not think it was suicide. She thinks someone deliberately put holes in the boat so it would sink
How is the ending of the novel symbolic?
Maxim and the narrator are finally free from the past