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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Pip plan to get on board the big ship heading abroad?

2. Where is Pip's visitor living before coming to see Pip during the storm?

3. Who convinces Pip to join an exclusive club?

4. Why does the truth about Estella's birth not become generally known?

5. What does Pip do to make money when he decides not to take any more of Magwitch's money?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to the convict after Pip helps him on the marshes?

2. What kind of injuries does Magwitch sustain when he is arrested?

3. About what does Pip confront Estella and Miss Havisham?

4. What happens just as Pip is about to leave Miss Havisham's house for the last time?

5. What does Estella ask from Pip at the end of the book?

6. What does Mr. Wemmick tell Pip when he returns to London and questions Mr. Wemmick about the note left on Miss Havisham's gate?

7. How does Magwitch describe the odd jobs he takes to get by when he is younger?

8. Why does Mr. Wemmick visit Newgate with Pip?

9. What does Pip learn when he tries to find Biddy at her school?

10. About what does Drummle brag when he sees Pip at the Blue Boar?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Biddy is a minor character whose presence makes a big difference in the plot. How does she accomplish this? What are some ways in which her presence, however brief, alters the outcome of the plot? What might have happened differently if she had not been in the book at all?

Essay Topic 2

Power and Greed are two common themes in this book. Where do they appear, and how do they differ in their manifestations?

Essay Topic 3

What are some of the key examples of gratitude in this book? How do these instances affect that characters involved in the scenes?

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