CHAPTER 14 Quiz — Great Expectations

What is the opening line of Chapter 14 about?

• The joy of beginning an apprenticeship
• The misery of feeling ashamed of home
• The excitement of visiting Miss Havisham
• The difficulty of working at a forge

Before his visits to Satis House, what did Pip believe the forge represented?

• A prison of hard labor
• The glowing road to manhood and independence
• A temporary job before something better
• A place of punishment

According to Pip, who deserves credit for the good in his conduct during the apprenticeship?

• Miss Havisham
• Mrs. Joe
• Joe
• Pip himself

What does Pip compare his bleak future prospects to?

• A dark forest
• The windy marsh view
• A stormy sea
• An endless road

What does Pip imagine seeing in the forge fire?

• His sister's angry face
• Miss Havisham in her wedding dress
• Estella's face with her eyes scorning him
• The convict from the marshes

What song does Pip mention singing with Joe at the forge?

• God Save the Queen
• Old Clem
• Rule Britannia
• A Christmas Carol

How long did it take for Pip's attitude toward home to change?

• A few weeks
• Several months
• Within a single year
• Over many years

True or False: Pip frequently complained to Joe about his unhappiness during the apprenticeship.

True or False: Pip considered running away to become a soldier or sailor.

In the phrase "the punishment may be retributive," what does "retributive" mean?

• Random and unpredictable
• Serving as deserved punishment
• Gentle and forgiving
• Temporary and fleeting

When Pip says Joe had "sanctified" his home, he means Joe had:

• Made it larger and more comfortable
• Made it seem holy or worthy of reverence
• Kept it clean and organized
• Protected it from outsiders

What are the "indentures" Pip refers to?

• Debts owed to Miss Havisham
• Legal contracts binding him as Joe's apprentice
• Marks left by the forge on his hands
• Promises made to Estella