CHAPTER 10 Quiz — Great Expectations

Why does Pip ask Biddy to teach him at the beginning of Chapter 10?

• Mrs. Joe orders him to study harder
• He wants to become "uncommon" after visiting Satis House
• Joe suggests he needs more education to work at the forge
• Mr. Wopsle's great-aunt expels him from school

What is the first thing Biddy teaches Pip in their private lessons?

• How to read Shakespeare
• Basic arithmetic from a textbook
• Information from a catalogue of prices and how to copy a large letter D
• Latin vocabulary from a grammar book

What causes Mr. Wopsle's great-aunt to wake from her stupor during the school session?

• The students reading aloud in a frightful chorus
• Biddy ringing a bell to end the lesson
• A student accidentally knocking over her chair
• The horrible din of the students reading

How does the mysterious stranger signal his connection to the convict?

• He whispers Magwitch's name to Pip
• He shows Pip a set of leg irons
• He stirs his rum-and-water with a file instead of a spoon
• He draws a picture of the marshes on the bar

What does Mrs. Joe discover wrapped with the shilling the stranger gave Pip?

• A threatening letter
• Two one-pound notes
• A map of the marshes
• A receipt from a pawnbroker

What does Joe do after the two-pound notes are discovered?

• He hides them in the forge
• He gives them to Mr. Wopsle for safekeeping
• He runs back to the Jolly Bargemen to return them
• He sends Pip back to the pub with the money

Which detail about the stranger's appearance is most associated with his menacing quality?

• His broad-brimmed traveller's hat
• His half-shut eye, as if taking aim with an invisible gun
• His handkerchief tied over his head
• His pipe and slow way of blowing smoke

What does Mr. Wopsle do after explaining Pip's family relationship to the stranger?

• He orders another round of rum
• He delivers a dramatic passage from Richard III
• He challenges the stranger to explain his own business
• He quietly leaves the pub

True or false: The stranger asks Joe and Mr. Wopsle about convicts on the marshes.

True or false: Pip eagerly spends the two one-pound notes the next day.

What does "refractory" mean as used in "several single combats between Biddy and refractory students"?

• Extremely tired and sleepy
• Stubbornly resistant to authority
• Eager to learn and participate
• Recently enrolled in the school

In the phrase "profound cogitation," what does "cogitation" mean?

• Physical discomfort
• Loud argument
• Deep thought or contemplation
• Social obligation

What is a "settle" as mentioned in the pub scene?

• A type of alcoholic drink
• A wooden bench with a high back
• A private room in a pub
• A bar tab or account