CHAPTER 44 Quiz — Great Expectations

What is Estella doing when Pip enters Satis House at the beginning of Chapter 44?

• Reading a book
• Playing the piano
• Knitting
• Arranging flowers

What does Miss Havisham admit to Pip about his belief that she was his benefactor?

• She denies knowing anything about it
• She says she told him directly that she was his patron
• She admits she let him go on in his mistaken belief
• She blames Mr. Jaggers for the deception

Which relatives does Pip defend to Miss Havisham as being genuinely good people?

• Sarah Pocket and Miss Georgiana
• Matthew Pocket and Herbert Pocket
• Bentley Drummle and Startop
• Mistress Camilla and her husband

What secret service does Pip ask Miss Havisham to perform for Herbert?

• Write Herbert a letter of recommendation
• Secretly fund Herbert's business partnership
• Invite Herbert to live at Satis House
• Arrange a marriage for Herbert

How does Estella describe her understanding of Pip's declaration of love?

• She says it moves her deeply but she cannot act on it
• She says she knows what he means as a form of words, but nothing more
• She says she has always loved him in return
• She says she does not understand what the word love means

Who does Estella reveal she is going to marry?

• Startop
• Herbert Pocket
• Bentley Drummle
• Compeyson

What reason does Estella give for choosing to marry Drummle?

• She is deeply in love with him
• Miss Havisham has arranged the match
• She is tired of her current life and willing to change it
• Drummle has promised to make her wealthy

Did Miss Havisham encourage Estella to marry Drummle?

Did Pip take a coach back to London after leaving Satis House?

In the chapter, what does the word "countenance" mean in the phrase "she looked at me with an unmoved countenance"?

• Approval or support
• Facial expression
• Argument or objection
• Financial account

What does "spectral" mean when Dickens describes "the spectral figure of Miss Havisham"?

• Spectacular or impressive
• Ghostly or phantom-like
• Powerful or commanding
• Colorful or vibrant

What does "rhapsody" mean in the sentence "The rhapsody welled up within me, like blood from an inward wound"?

• A type of musical composition
• An outpouring of intense emotion
• A feeling of physical pain
• A logical argument

What note does Pip receive at the end of the chapter, and who wrote it?

• A love letter from Estella
• A warning from Wemmick saying "DON'T GO HOME"
• A summons from Mr. Jaggers
• An invitation from Herbert Pocket