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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. About what does Pip feel most guilty following his experience with the convict?

2. What does Pip ask Biddy to do before he leaves Joe's house?

3. What is Joe's profession?

4. What is the name of the lawyer in the tavern when the people are all talking about the murder?

5. Who makes Pip despise his surroundings?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Pip learn about Joe when he writes him a letter?

2. How does Pip feel about his sister's injury, and who does he think caused it?

3. What does Pip see when he first visits Mr. Jaggers's office?

4. What do Joe and Biddy do as Pip leaves, and why?

5. Towards what profession is Pip's education leading when he first visits with Mattew Pocket?

6. How does Pip feel when he is indentured to Joe?

7. Why does Pip not tell Joe about his experience with the convict?

8. What does Pip bring to the escaped convict after going to his sister's house to find supplies?

9. What does Herbert tell Pip about Miss Havisham?

10. What does Pip tell his sister he does at Miss Havisham's house when he comes back for the first time?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Fear is a common theme in this book that is presented a number of times by a number of characters. What are some of these instances, and how does fear affect the characters in the book?

Essay Topic 3

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

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