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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. Of what is Jaggers's maid accused?

2. What does Pip do frequently after Herbert leaves?

3. How does Pip plan to get on board the big ship heading abroad?

4. Why does Magwitch say he must leave the country earlier than expected?

5. Whes does Joe take Pip when he comes to visit him at the end of the book?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Pip learn when he wakes up after being arrested?

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

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

4. How does Mr. Wemmick treat his maid?

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

6. What does Magwitch say when Pip meets him at Clara's house?

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

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

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

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

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

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?

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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