CHAPTER 32 Quiz — Great Expectations

What prompts Pip to arrive at the coach-office hours before Estella's coach is due?

• Wemmick asks him to come early for a prison visit
• He is so anxious and excited that he cannot stay away
• Miss Havisham sends a second letter with strict instructions
• He needs to purchase new clothes before her arrival

Why is Wemmick heading to Newgate Prison when he meets Pip?

• To deliver a message from Mr. Jaggers to a judge
• To visit his friend the Aged Parent who works there
• To attend to a client involved in a banker's-parcel case
• To collect portable property from a condemned prisoner

What extended metaphor does Dickens use to describe Wemmick's interactions with the prisoners?

• A shepherd tending his flock
• A gardener walking among his plants
• A schoolmaster managing his pupils
• A zookeeper feeding his animals

What crime was the Colonel convicted of?

• Murder
• Highway robbery
• Counterfeiting coins
• Forgery of banknotes

What does Wemmick ask the Colonel for instead of the offered ring?

• A written letter of recommendation
• Money owed for legal fees
• A pair of tumbler pigeons
• His military service medal

According to Wemmick, how does Mr. Jaggers maintain his power over clients and court officials?

• By threatening them with legal action
• By keeping himself unapproachably high and using Wemmick as an intermediary
• By offering bribes to turnkeys and judges
• By visiting Newgate personally every week

What does Pip reflect upon during his three-hour wait after leaving Newgate?

• How he should pursue a career in law like Jaggers
• How strange it is that prison and crime have followed him throughout his life
• Whether Estella will recognize him after so long apart
• How to repay his debts to Mr. Pocket

What is the "nameless shadow" that Pip senses at the end of the chapter?

• Magwitch lurking near the coach-office
• A fleeting, unidentifiable feeling of darkness as he sees Estella
• The shadow of Newgate Prison falling across the street
• Miss Havisham's influence over Estella's behavior

True or False: Pip planned his visit to Newgate Prison in advance.

True or False: The Colonel is expected to be executed on Monday.

In context, what does "frouzy" mean when Pip describes Newgate as "a frouzy, ugly, disorderly, depressing scene"?

• Frightening and dangerous
• Musty, stuffy, and unkempt
• Crowded and noisy
• Cold and damp

What does "fain" mean in the sentence "I was fain to be content with those I had"?

• Eager and enthusiastic
• Reluctantly willing; obliged by necessity
• Pretending or feigning
• Completely satisfied

What is a "coiner" as Wemmick uses the term to describe the Colonel?

• A person who invents new words or phrases
• A banker who handles large transactions
• A person who makes counterfeit coins
• A collector of rare currency