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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. With what does Miss Havisham say she replaced Estella's heart?

2. With whom does Magwitch room while he is in London?

3. Who tells Magwitch that Pip will no longer be accepting his money?

4. To whom is Biddy married?

5. Where is the ship that Pip plans to get onboard heading?

Short Essay Questions

1. What disturbing news does Pip hear while at a club meeting?

2. What does Orlick plan to do with Pip when he meets him on the marshes, and why?

3. What does Pip learn when he wakes up after being arrested?

4. Into what kind of trouble does Herbert start to get himself, and how can Pip help him?

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

6. What does Mr. Jaggers discuss with Pip when they meet on Pip's twenty-first birthday?

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

8. What will happen to Magwitch if he is caught in England, and why?

9. What does Magwitch say when Pip meets him at Clara's house?

10. What kind of a funeral does Joe want to have for his wife, and why does he not do it that way?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

This book takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affect the course of the plot. Why might Dickens have chosen these particular places for this plot to take place?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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

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