4.13.F - Quiz: Weeks 12–13 Flashcards
Why is Pip so mortified that the convict is his benefactor? Select all answers that apply.
Magwitch is a vulgar criminal.
Pip has never met a criminal before.
Magwitch comes from Australia.
Estella is not designed for him.
Miss Havisham used and abused him.
Magwitch is a vulgar criminal.
Estella is not designed for him.
Miss Havisham used and abused him.
Pip may treat Joe and Biddy poorly because he feels belittled by Estella and does not want to be the “bottom of the barrel.”
True
False
True
Pip is deeply embarrassed by Joe. However, he also feels ashamed of himself for rejecting Joe. This is an example of which literary device?
Individual vs. self conflict
Individual vs. individual conflict
Tone
Symbolism
Individual vs. self conflict
A caricature is a/an _________ description of a character.
exaggerated
short
flattering
subtle
exaggerated
There is only one reason that Pip loves Estella so fiercely, and that reason is completely obvious to the reader.
True
False
False
Because adult Pip narrates Great Expectations, the many caricatures in the novel highlight which of Pip’s qualities?
Imagination
Boredom
Kindness
Cruelty
Imagination
Charles Dickens is known for the many colorful caricatures in his work.
True
False
True
The Aged: “a very old man in a flannel coat: clean, cheerful, comfortable, and well cared for, but intensely deaf”
Caricature
Character description
Character description
While Pip lives as a gentleman, he expects that money will solve all of his problems. How is this expectation dashed?
Herbert steals all his money.
Jaggers refuses to give him any more money.
He finds himself deeply in debt.
No one accepts his money.
He finds himself deeply in debt.
The narrator of Great Expectations (adult Pip) proves that narrators are NEVER internally conflicted.
True
False
False
To which two characters’ relationship does this verse apply?
“Those who cling to worthless idols forsake faithful love.” (Jonah 2:8)
Pip and Estella
Joe and Biddy
Miss Havisham and Matthew Pocket
Wemmick and Miss Skiffins
Pip and Estella
A literary subject is a simple topic; by contrast, a ________ is a particular message about that subject.
theme
dialect
conflict
caricature
theme
Pip, who has worked so hard to become sophisticated and leave his poor background behind him, discovers that his benefactor is a convict. This is an example of which literary device?
External conflict
Mood
Irony
Dialect
Irony
One of the major themes in Great Expectations is the instability of expectations in life.
True
False
True
Uncle Pumblechook: “a large hard-breathing middle-aged slow man, with a mouth like a fish, dull staring eyes, and sandy hair standing upright on his head, so that he looked as if he had just been all but choked …”
Character description
Caricature
Caricature
In Chapter 22, what does Herbert begin to do?
Teach Pip how the upper class live
Tell Pip what he knows about Miss Havisham
Teach Pip manners and social etiquette
All of these
All of these
In Chapter 20, Pip meets Mr. Jaggers in London, and ________.
All of these
he is given credit at several shops
he receives a handsome allowance
None of these
he is told he will temporarily reside with the son of his tutor, Mr. Herbert Pocket
All of these
In Chapter 25, Wemmick takes Pip to his home, called Walworth. There, he introduces Pip to his old father, whose nickname is _________.
Father Time
The Infirm
The Ancient
The Aged
The Aged
Who of the following is NOT one of Mr. Pocket’s students?
Startop
Estella
Pip
Drummle
Estella
What symbolic habit does Mr. Jaggers have? Pip notes it in Chapter 24.
Washes his hands after meeting with clients
Kisses a Bible before meeting with clients
Says the Lord’s Prayer before meeting with clients
Eats a rabbit heart after meeting with clients
Washes his hands after meeting with clients
Which of the following is NOT something Pip learns from Herbert about Miss Havisham in Chapter 22?
Miss Havisham stopped the clocks at the moment she was rejected, so time “stands still” at Satis House.
Miss Havisham’s fiancé jilted her at the altar.
Miss Havisham made up the story of her rejection to make people pity her.
Her half-brother wastes his share of their inheritance and schemes to get it back.
Miss Havisham made up the story of her rejection to make people pity her.
When Joe visits Pip in Chapter 27, what does he quickly realize?
He wants to move to London to be closer to Pip.
He is no longer suitable company for Pip.
Pip is more kindhearted than ever and that Pip wants to come live at home.
Herbert would be a good blacksmith apprentice.
He is no longer suitable company for Pip.
In Chapter 28, Pip finds out that ________ is claiming to be his benefactor.
Wopsle
Jaggers
Pumblechook
Joe
Pumblechook
In Chapter 30, Pip explains his feelings about Estella to his friend Herbert. What is Herbert’s advice for Pip?
Never see her again
Write a tell-all letter to her
Detach himself from her
Propose to her
Detach himself from her