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

2. What happens that causes Pip to have to return to the marshes?

3. Why is Estella adopted?

4. In what phase is the moon when Pip goes to meet someone on the marshes?

5. Who does Pip see at Miss Havisham's house at the end of the book?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 are some of the key examples of gratitude in this book? How do these instances affect that characters involved in the scenes?

Essay Topic 3

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

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