Ok i have a few questions about the book "rebecca" by daphne du maurier?

in chapter 23 what does mrs de winter imagine will happen at the inquest? what actually happens?








in chapter 24:


what happens when crawley brings ben to manderly?








who seems to hold the key to rebecca?








what does mrs de winter think he will reveal?








in chapter 25:


what does col. julyan decide to do? how does he feel about maxim now?








how does beatrice react to the news of the inquest?








and in chapt 27:


what does dr. baker tell maxim and the rest of the group?








how does it affect favell?





colonel julyan?





the de winters?











how does the novel end?








and what clues cause this conclusion to be formed?














thanks SO much

Ok i have a few questions about the book "rebecca" by daphne du maurier?
Mrs. DeWinters imagines that Maxim will lose his temper and the truth about what really happened to Rebecca will come spilling out. What really happens is that she faints and everyone is distracted by this, and it cuts Maxim's testimony short (he doesn't implicate himself).





When Ben arrives at Manderley he is frightened (he's unused to being in the great house); he behaves as though he's afraid of everyone (he possibly thinks that he may have done something wrong) and isn't able to tell what or who he saw on the night Rebecca died.





I don't think one person holds the "key" to Rebecca, except maybe herself. Everyone who knew her had a little piece of her, but no one except her (Rebecca) knew who she completely was.





Mrs. DeWinter thinks that Maxim will reveal that he shot Rebecca.





I don't remember exactly what happens with Col. Julyan in Chapter 25. I do seem to recall that he, after hearing of certain things from Favell, seemed to become a bit suspicious of Maxim regarding his role in Rebecca's death.





Beatrice seemed to regard the whole inquest as rubbish and that of course her brother Maxim was innocent, or would be found so.





Dr. Baker told Maxim and the rest that Rebecca suffered from cancer and that by the time it was discovered it had already advanced to the non-treatable stage. She would have suffered greatly had she lived (which wouldn't have been for very long anyway) and that he wasn't surprised to hear that she may have committed suicide. He also told them that because of a malformation of her uterus, which had been present since birth, she could have never had children.





Favell is shocked by this news; he thought Rebecca might be carrying his child.





To Col. Julyan this is enough for him to declare that Rebecca killed herself and that Maxim is innocent. Whether he really believes this or not is open to interpretation; some people think that he, in his heart of hearts, believes that Max probably killed Rebecca but because he likes Max he grabbed at the excuse that Dr. Baker provided.





The DeWinters, especially the Mrs., are surprised of course at the doctor's words but pleased with the outcome and looking forward to the rest of their lives together.





The novel ends with Manderley being destroyed by a fire, presumably started by Mrs. Danvers.