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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much older than Pip is his sister?
(a) 25 years.
(b) 20 years.
(c) 10 years.
(d) 15 years.

2. What does Joe's journeyman do while working to show his dislike for Pip?
(a) Leaves him the old and rusted hammer with which to work.
(b) Sends sparks in his direction.
(c) Gives him bad instructions.
(d) Never speaks to him.

3. What does the lawyer in the tavern tell Pip he must call himself in order to capitalize on his strange fortune?
(a) Paul.
(b) Pip.
(c) Phillip.
(d) Peter.

4. What is the convict doing when Pip delivers some goods to him?
(a) Hugging himself trying to keep warm.
(b) Filing down his irons.
(c) Digging a hole.
(d) Running.

5. What does Pip use to replace the brandy he has stolen from his sister?
(a) Water.
(b) Tar water.
(c) Bourbon.
(d) Wine.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Pip lie to his sister about Miss Havisham?

2. At what time are all the clocks in Miss Havisham's house stopped?

3. Where does Pip go to become a gentleman?

4. What is the name of the tailor where Pip gets his first suit?

5. Who teaches Pip the alphabet?

Short Essay Questions

1. About what does Pip read in the newspaper when he is visiting Estella?

2. What does Pip learn about Joe when he writes him a letter?

3. What question does Miss Havisham ask Pip every time he goes to her house?

4. What does Molly look like?

5. What does the convict say to keep Pip out of trouble when he is found on the marshes?

6. How does Mr. Jaggers embarrass Mr. Wopsle in the tavern?

7. How does Pip feel about his sister's injury, and who does he think caused it?

8. What does Pip say to Biddy when he takes her out on the marshes?

9. Towards what profession is Pip's education leading when he first visits with Mattew Pocket?

10. What does Pip tell his sister he does at Miss Havisham's house when he comes back for the first time?

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