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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. Where does Herbert want to go on vacation?

2. How old is the man who asks to enter Pip's home during a large storm?

3. Where does Wemmick promise to get Herbert a job?

4. What is Mr. Wopsle's first role as an actor?

5. With what does Mr. Wemmick surprise Pip after Magwitch is arrested?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What kind of a funeral does Joe want to have for his wife, and why does he not do it that way?

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

5. What does Estella ask from Pip at the end of the book?

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

7. Why is Magwitch not tried immediately after he arrested?

8. What disturbing news does Pip hear while at a club meeting?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sacrifice is a theme that is very prevalent in this book. Who are the characters most affected by this theme, and how do they allow sacrifice to change their lives?

Essay Topic 2

Mr. Jaggers and Mr. Wemmick are two characters who are very similar in their professional vocations, but are markedly different in other ways. Use some examples from the text to compare and contrast these two dynamic characters.

Essay Topic 3

Many different characters in this book are persuaded to do things they would not normally have done. What are some of these instances, and how does persuasion affect the course of the plot?

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