CHAPTER 23 Quiz — Great Expectations

How was Mrs. Pocket raised by her father?

• To be a skilled housekeeper and mother
• To marry a title and avoid learning domestic skills
• To pursue a career in literature
• To manage the family estate independently

Who effectively runs the Pocket household?

• Mr. Pocket, with firm authority
• Mrs. Pocket, with aristocratic grace
• The servants, especially Flopson and Millers
• Herbert Pocket, as the eldest son

What is Bentley Drummle's social distinction?

• He is a celebrated scholar at Cambridge
• He is next heir but one to a baronetcy
• He is the son of a prominent politician
• He holds a military commission

What does Mr. Pocket do when he is frustrated?

• He storms out of the room
• He shouts at the servants
• He puts his hands in his hair and tries to lift himself up
• He breaks dishes on the table

Why does Mrs. Pocket scold little Jane?

• Jane spilled food on the tablecloth
• Jane took the nutcrackers away from the baby to protect it
• Jane refused to go to bed on time
• Jane spoke rudely to Mrs. Coiler

What is the final domestic crisis at the end of the chapter?

• The baby falls down the stairs
• A fire breaks out in the kitchen
• The cook is found drunk with butter she planned to sell
• The servants announce they are all quitting

What classical allusion does Dickens use to describe Mr. Pocket at the chapter's end?

• The Thinker by Rodin
• Atlas bearing the world
• The Dying Gladiator
• Sisyphus rolling his boulder

Where did Mr. Pocket receive his education?

• Oxford and the Inns of Court
• Eton and Oxford
• Harrow and Cambridge
• Rugby and Edinburgh

True or false: Mrs. Pocket defends the cook and blames the housemaid Sophia for causing trouble.

True or false: Mr. Pocket tells Pip he regrets marrying Mrs. Pocket.

What does "plebeian" mean as used when describing Mrs. Pocket's upbringing?

• Elegant and refined
• Common or lower-class
• Foreign or exotic
• Expensive and luxurious

What is a "toady" as used to describe Mrs. Coiler?

• A strict disciplinarian
• A wealthy socialite
• A servile flatterer
• A nosy gossip

What does "supposititious" mean in the phrase "this quite supposititious fact"?

• Well-documented and proven
• Surprising and unexpected
• Assumed or fabricated, not based on fact
• Ancient and traditional