CHAPTER 11 Quiz — Great Expectations

What occasion brings Miss Havisham's relatives to Satis House in Chapter 11?

• A funeral
• Her birthday
• A dinner party
• A legal reading

What is the rotting centerpiece on the banquet table?

• A vase of flowers
• A wedding bouquet
• A bride-cake
• A candelabra

What does Miss Havisham assign to each of her visiting relatives?

• A gift from her estate
• A place around the table where she will be laid out dead
• A room in the house to stay overnight
• A task to complete before they leave

How does the pale young gentleman prepare for the fight with Pip?

• He removes only his jacket
• He brings a bottle of water and a vinegar sponge, then strips to the waist
• He simply squares up and starts fighting
• He asks Estella to referee

What "work" does Miss Havisham instruct Pip to do?

• Polish the silver
• Walk her around the room
• Clean the banquet table
• Organize her jewelry

What does Estella do after Pip wins the fistfight?

• She ignores him completely
• She scolds him for fighting
• She lets him kiss her cheek
• She reports him to Miss Havisham

Who does Pip meet on the stairs while going up to see Miss Havisham?

• Matthew Pocket
• A burly gentleman with bushy eyebrows
• Joe Gargery
• Mr. Pumblechook

Which relative claims that her family feelings are causing one of her legs to become shorter than the other?

• Sarah Pocket makes this claim about herself
• Camilla — as reported by her husband Mr. Raymond
• Georgiana complains of this condition
• Miss Havisham says this about Camilla

Pip cries openly after Estella slaps him in the dark passage.

Miss Havisham reveals that the banquet table is where she will be laid out when she dies.

What does "superciliously" mean as used to describe how Estella addresses Pip?

• Nervously and hesitantly
• With contemptuous superiority
• Kindly and warmly
• Loudly and angrily

What are "toadies" as Pip uses the term to describe Miss Havisham's visitors?

• Distant relatives
• Sycophants who flatter for personal gain
• Household servants
• Unwelcome intruders

What is an "epergne" as mentioned in the description of the banquet table?

• A type of tablecloth
• An ornamental table centerpiece
• A large serving dish
• A candleholder mounted on the wall