CHAPTER 40 Quiz — Great Expectations

What alias does Magwitch use when he arrives in England?

• Abel
• Provis
• Compeyson
• Havisham

What does Pip find on the staircase when he goes to get a light?

• A dropped lantern
• A man crouching in a corner
• A sealed letter
• A broken lock on the door

How does Pip explain Magwitch's presence to his servants?

• He says Magwitch is a business associate
• He says Magwitch is his uncle from the country
• He says Magwitch is a friend of Herbert's
• He hides Magwitch and says nothing

What phrase does Mr. Jaggers repeatedly use when discussing Magwitch?

• "as I understand it"
• "allegedly speaking"
• "in New South Wales"
• "to the best of my knowledge"

What disguise does Pip ultimately settle on for Magwitch?

• A clergyman's outfit with a wig
• A sailor's uniform
• Clothing like a prosperous farmer's with short-cut hair
• A gentleman's suit with top hat and spectacles

What literary work does Pip allude to when describing his relationship with Magwitch?

• Paradise Lost
• Frankenstein
• The Odyssey
• Robinson Crusoe

What does Magwitch force Herbert to do upon meeting him?

• Sign a legal document
• Swear an oath of secrecy on a pocket Bible
• Leave the chambers immediately
• Promise to help smuggle him out of England

What memorable advice does Mr. Jaggers give Pip about his assumptions?

• "Never trust a convict"
• "The law is the law"
• "Take nothing on its looks; take everything on evidence"
• "Expect the worst and you'll never be disappointed"

True or False: Pip successfully disguises Magwitch so that his convict background is undetectable.

True or False: Magwitch declares he intends to return to Australia after visiting Pip.

In the chapter, "insurmountable aversion" most closely means:

• mild annoyance
• overwhelming dislike that cannot be overcome
• physical illness
• quiet indifference

When Dickens writes that Magwitch was "expatriated for the term of his natural life," he means Magwitch was:

• Imprisoned in London for life
• Banished from England permanently
• Pardoned on the condition he never return
• Sent to work on a ship for the rest of his life

What does Pip mean when he describes Magwitch lifting cups "as if they were clumsy pannikins"?

• Magwitch handles fine glasses as though they were the crude metal cups used in prisons
• Magwitch is too weak to lift the cups properly
• Magwitch deliberately breaks the cups out of spite
• Magwitch prefers wooden cups to glass ones