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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. What does Belinda Pocket think she will be as she is growing up?

2. Where does Joe put Pip's indenture papers after hearing about Pip's strange new fortune?

3. What is the name of Pip's servant?

4. What does Pip say interrupts the learning at Mr. Wopsle's house?

5. Why does Pip not tell Joe about his experience with the convict?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the escaped convict say to Pip when they first meet?

2. What causes Mrs. Pocket to burst into tears when Pip first meets her?

3. How is Mr. Wemick described in his office setting?

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

5. What does Molly look like?

6. What happens when Pip goes to find Joe at a local tavern after his first day at Miss Havisham's house?

7. Why does Pip not tell Joe about his experience with the convict?

8. How does Pip feel when he is indentured to Joe?

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

10. Why does Pip see Orlick at Miss Havisham's estate?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Shame and propriety are common themes throughout this book. What are some of the instances where these themes are present, and why are they so important to the characters involved?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Despair is a theme that is found in a number of sensitive places in this plot. What are some of these places, and what role does despair play in this book?

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