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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 is Magwitch taught to do as a teen that changes his life?

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

3. What is Pip's allowance?

4. How many other men and women are sentenced to death on the day Magwitch is sentenced to death?

5. Who convinces Pip to join an exclusive club?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Mr. Jaggers tell Pip about Estella as they drive to dinner together?

3. Where is Pip living at the end of the book?

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

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

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

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

8. How does Mr. Wemmick treat his maid?

9. Describe Mr. Wopsle's first play as an actor.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Fear is a common theme in this book that is presented a number of times by a number of characters. What are some of these instances, and how does fear affect the characters in the book?

Essay Topic 2

What role does symbolism play in the story, and where does it appear? How is the plot altered by the presence of these symbols?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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