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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 Pip tell his sister he ate at Miss Havisham's house?

2. Pip is given a tour of what place on his first day away from the marshes?

3. Who does Pip tell Jaggers he distrusts?

4. What does Pip ask Biddy to do before he leaves Joe's house?

5. What does Pip use to replace the brandy he has stolen from his sister?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Pip bring to the escaped convict after going to his sister's house to find supplies?

4. What does Herbert tell Pip about Miss Havisham?

5. How does Joe feel when he visits Pip in London?

6. What does Mrs. Joe have Pip and Joe do when Pip returns from helping the convict?

7. What do Joe and Biddy do as Pip leaves, and why?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

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

With which character do you relate the most in this book? Why is this? How does this character change throughout the book?

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