CHAPTER 50 Quiz — Great Expectations

Which part of Pip's body is most severely burned?

• His right hand
• His left arm
• His face
• His back

Who spends the day nursing Pip's injuries?

• Joe Gargery
• Biddy
• Herbert Pocket
• Mr. Jaggers

What psychological image haunts Pip when he dozes off?

• The convict on the marshes
• Miss Havisham running at him ablaze
• Estella's cold stare
• Compeyson's face

What subject do Pip and Herbert tacitly avoid discussing?

• Miss Havisham's death
• The plan to smuggle Provis by boat
• Estella's marriage
• Pip's debts

According to Herbert, what crime was Provis's former partner tried for?

• Theft
• Arson
• Murder by strangling
• Poisoning

Who defended Provis's former partner at trial, making his legal reputation?

• Wemmick
• Mr. Jaggers
• Compeyson
• Herbert's father

True or false: Provis's former partner was found guilty of murder.

True or false: Compeyson used knowledge of Provis's past to blackmail him.

What does "throttled" mean as used in this chapter?

• Beaten severely
• Strangled or choked to death
• Stabbed repeatedly
• Drowned

What does "depose" mean in the context of this chapter?

• To remove from power
• To give sworn legal testimony
• To bury a body
• To betray a friend

What does "forbearance" mean as used in this chapter?

• Deep anger
• Financial debt
• Patient self-restraint
• Legal pardon

What did Provis's former partner threaten to do with their child?

• Give the child to Miss Havisham
• Destroy the child so Provis would never see it again
• Send the child abroad
• Leave the child at a workhouse

What shocking conclusion does Pip reach at the end of Chapter 50?

• That Compeyson is Estella's father
• That Provis is Estella's father
• That Jaggers adopted Estella
• That Miss Havisham is Estella's mother