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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 Wemmick's house look like?

2. What does Pip do to make money when he decides not to take any more of Magwitch's money?

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

4. Who interrupts the fight almost started by Pip in the Blue Boar?

5. Who is Pip's benefactor?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Magwtich tell Herbert after Herbert swears his secrecy?

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

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

4. How does Mr. Wemmick treat his maid?

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

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

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

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

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

10. What does Estella tell Pip when she sees him in London?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

This book takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affect the course of the plot. Why might Dickens have chosen these particular places for this plot to take place?

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