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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. Whose body is found after Magwitch is arrested?

2. What does Pip do frequently after Herbert leaves?

3. Where is the ship that Pip plans to get onboard heading?

4. Who writes the letter asking to meet Pip on the marshes?

5. What does Pip have to find in order to see Magwitch?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. For whom is Herbert going to be working, and what will he be doing?

4. What does Pip learn when he tries to find Biddy at her school?

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

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

7. About what does Drummle brag when he sees Pip at the Blue Boar?

8. How does Magwitch describe the odd jobs he takes to get by when he is younger?

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

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

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

Betrayal is a theme introduced at the very beginning of this book. How does the constant stream of betrayal affect the outcome of the plot, and which characters are most affected by it?

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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