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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 Pip know he needs to take Magwitch?

2. Why does the truth about Estella's birth not become generally known?

3. What does Estella say Pip will be allowed to do when she sees him in London?

4. Why is Biddy upset with Pip when he comes home from London?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. About what does Pip confront Estella and Miss Havisham?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Revenge is a theme of this book that is very important to many of the characters involved. Where does this theme of revenge present itself and how do these occurrences affect the characters involved in those scenes?

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

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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