CHAPTER 39 Quiz — Great Expectations

How old is Pip at the beginning of Chapter 39?

• Twenty-one
• Twenty-three
• Twenty-five
• Thirty

Where is Herbert Pocket when Magwitch arrives?

• Visiting his father in London
• On a business trip to Marseilles
• At Satis House with Miss Havisham
• Working at a counting house in the City

How does Magwitch prove he knows the details of Pip's expectations?

• He shows Pip a letter from Miss Havisham
• He correctly guesses Pip's income and the first letter of his lawyer's name
• He presents a document signed by Mr. Jaggers
• He recites the terms of the arrangement from memory

What does Magwitch do when Pip tries to return the two one-pound notes?

• He politely refuses them
• He tears them in half
• He folds them, sets them on fire, and drops the ashes in the tray
• He puts them in his pocket without comment

What penalty does Magwitch face for returning to England?

• Life imprisonment
• Public flogging
• Death by hanging
• Transportation back to Australia

What does Magwitch call his relationship to Pip?

• His uncle
• His guardian
• His second father
• His master

How did Magwitch learn Pip's address in London?

• He asked Mr. Jaggers directly
• He wrote from Portsmouth to Wemmick
• He followed Pip from the forge
• He hired a private detective

What does Pip identify as the "sharpest and deepest pain of all" after the revelation?

• That Estella was never meant for him
• That Miss Havisham deceived him
• That he deserted Joe for a convict's money
• That Magwitch might be captured and executed

True or False: Pip immediately recognizes Magwitch when he first appears on the staircase.

True or False: Magwitch has a pistol lying on his pillow when Pip checks on him sleeping.

When Magwitch calls Pip "a game one," what does he mean?

• A foolish one
• A brave or spirited one
• A deceitful one
• A wealthy one

What does "repugnance" mean as used in the phrase "the repugnance with which I shrank from him"?

• Curiosity
• Intense disgust or aversion
• Deep sadness
• Mild discomfort

When Magwitch asks "Might a mere warmint ask what property?" what does "warmint" mean?

• A warm-hearted person
• A curious person
• A lowly or worthless creature
• A wealthy farmer