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

2. Where does Magwitch meet Compeyson?

3. For whom is Herbert going to work?

4. Where is Pip when Mr. Jaggers invites him to dinner?

5. Why does Magwitch say he must leave the country earlier than expected?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. About what does Pip confront Estella and Miss Havisham?

3. How does Mr. Wemmick treat his maid?

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

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

6. What kind of injuries does Magwitch sustain when he is arrested?

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

8. What does Mr. Jaggers do when Mr. Wemmick challenges him to tell Pip the truth about Estella's birth?

9. What does Magwitch ask of Pip when he is captured?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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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