CHAPTER 8 Quiz — Great Expectations

What is Mr. Pumblechook's occupation?

• Blacksmith
• Corn-chandler and seedsman
• Lawyer
• Schoolmaster

What time are all the clocks in Miss Havisham's room stopped at?

• Quarter past twelve
• Twenty minutes to nine
• Half past ten
• Midnight

What card game do Pip and Estella play?

• Whist
• Cribbage
• Beggar My Neighbour
• Snap

What does Estella criticize Pip for calling knaves?

• Kings
• Jacks
• Aces
• Trumps

What does Miss Havisham say when she places her hands on her left side and asks Pip what she is touching?

• "Wounded!"
• "Broken!"
• "Empty!"
• "Dead!"

What does Pip see in the abandoned brewery that terrifies him?

• A ghost of a bride
• A figure of Miss Havisham hanging by the neck
• Rats swarming over old casks
• Estella watching him from a dark corner

What does Miss Havisham whisper about Estella and Pip?

• "You can teach him manners"
• "You can break his heart"
• "You can make him weep"
• "You can send him away"

How does Pip feel walking home after his visit to Satis House?

• Excited about his new friends
• Ashamed of being common and ignorant
• Angry at Miss Havisham's cruelty
• Indifferent to the whole experience

True or false: Mr. Pumblechook is allowed inside Satis House to meet Miss Havisham.

True or false: Pip wins the card game against Estella.

In the context of Chapter 8, what does "discomfited" mean when describing Mr. Pumblechook's reaction to being turned away?

• Physically uncomfortable
• Pleasantly surprised
• Embarrassed and frustrated
• Deeply saddened

What does "appendages" mean when Pip reflects on his hands and boots as "vulgar appendages"?

• Treasured possessions
• Things attached to something larger
• Tools of a trade
• Signs of good breeding

What does "capricious" mean in the phrase "my sister, in her capricious and violent coercion"?

• Generous and kind
• Subject to sudden, unpredictable changes
• Carefully planned
• Quietly persistent