CHAPTER 21 Quiz — Great Expectations

How does Dickens describe Wemmick's face in Chapter 21?

• Smooth and polished like marble
• Square and wooden, as if chipped out with a dull chisel
• Round and cheerful like a full moon
• Thin and sharp like a blade

What does Wemmick say about crime in London?

• London is perfectly safe if you stay in the right neighborhoods
• People will cheat, rob, and murder you only if there is bad blood between you
• People will cheat, rob, and murder you if there's anything to be got by it
• Crime in London is much worse than in the country

What had Pip expected Barnard's Inn to be?

• A law office belonging to Mr. Jaggers
• A hotel similar to the Blue Boar in his hometown
• A grand mansion belonging to Miss Havisham
• A university dormitory for young gentlemen

What is painted on the door of Pip's new chambers?

• MR. JAGGERS, SOLICITOR
• MR. POCKET, JUN.
• MR. PIP, GENTLEMAN
• MR. WEMMICK, CLERK

Why does Herbert Pocket arrive late and out of breath?

• He was detained by Mr. Jaggers at the office
• He went to Covent Garden Market to buy fruit for Pip
• He got lost in the streets of London
• He was visiting Miss Havisham at Satis House

What does Wemmick find unusual about Pip's behavior when they part?

• That Pip tips his hat
• That Pip offers to shake hands
• That Pip bows formally
• That Pip invites him to stay for tea

Where does Herbert Pocket say his father, Matthew Pocket, lives?

• In the City of London
• At Satis House
• At Hammersmith, west of London
• In the village near the marshes

What near-accident does Pip experience while waiting alone at Barnard's Inn?

• He nearly falls through the rotting floorboards
• The staircase window comes down like a guillotine, nearly hitting his head
• A piece of ceiling plaster falls on him
• He trips on the collapsing staircase

True or False: Wemmick tells Pip that he was once new to London himself.

True or False: Herbert Pocket says his father has provided him with generous financial support.

In the phrase "a frouzy mourning of soot and smoke," what does "frouzy" most likely mean?

• Elegant and refined
• Musty, stale, and stuffy
• Bright and colorful
• Frozen and icy

When Pip says his "depression was not alleviated by the announcement," what does "alleviated" mean?

• Increased or intensified
• Completely eliminated
• Made less severe or more bearable
• Explained or clarified

What does "relinquished" mean when Herbert "relinquished them with an agreeable smile"?

• Dropped accidentally
• Voluntarily gave up or handed over
• Hid away secretly
• Examined carefully