Lesson 2.1.2
2.1.2 Great Expectations – Charles Dickens Quiz: Pearson Edexcel English Literature, Unit 2
20 questions
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The 20 questions
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Who narrates Great Expectations?
- Herbert Pocket
- Mr Wemmick
- Pip
- Joe Gargery
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Who is jilted at the altar and stops the clocks in her house?
- Estella
- Biddy
- Mrs Joe
- Miss Havisham
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Whom does Miss Havisham raise to break men's hearts?
- Estella
- Biddy
- Herbert
- Mrs Joe
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Who is Pip's secret benefactor?
- Mr Pumblechook
- Miss Havisham
- Mr Jaggers
- Abel Magwitch
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Who raises Pip as a child in the forge?
- Mrs Joe
- Biddy
- Miss Havisham
- Mrs Pocket
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Who is the gentle blacksmith and Pip's brother-in-law?
- Herbert Pocket
- Mr Jaggers
- Joe Gargery
- Mr Wemmick
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Which London lawyer manages Pip's money and expectations?
- Mr Jaggers
- Mr Wemmick
- Mr Pumblechook
- Mr Pocket
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Who is Pip's good-natured friend in London?
- Bentley
- Drummle
- Herbert Pocket
- Startop
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Why does Pip become embarrassed by Joe Gargery's background?
- Social ambition
- School bullying
- Financial greed
- Local politics
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Whom does young Pip mistakenly assume is funding his gentleman's education?
- Uncle Pumblechook
- Miss Havisham
- Mr Jaggers
- Joe Gargery
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Why is young Pip first summoned to visit Satis House?
- To deliver a letter
- To meet the lawyer
- To entertain Miss Havisham
- To clean the hearth
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How does Estella consistently treat Pip during their childhood encounters?
- Cold and disdainful
- Playful and kind
- Warm and loving
- Fearful and shy
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Why does the convict Magwitch risk returning to London?
- To claim money
- To seek revenge
- To evade police
- To see Pip
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How does Pip treat Biddy while he is pursuing his great expectations?
- Steals her money
- Cruelly bullies her
- Overlooks her devotion
- Deeply idolises her
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How does Compeyson die at the end of Great Expectations?
- Fatal illness
- River drowning
- Shot by police
- Prison hanging
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Which narrative perspective does Dickens use in Great Expectations?
- Second-person direct
- First-person retrospective
- Third-person omniscient
- Epistolary diary
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What major plot resolution is famously debated about Great Expectations?
- Magwitch's execution
- Biddy's marriage
- Pip and Estella's union
- Joe's inheritance
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What primary social theme does Pip's character arc explore?
- Industrial poverty
- Religious hypocrisy
- Class mobility
- Gender inequality
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In what format was Great Expectations originally published to readers?
- Weekly magazine instalments
- Complete three-volume novel
- Monthly newspaper broadsheet
- Weekly penny dreadful
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What does Satis House primarily symbolise in the novel?
- Religious salvation
- Decayed past
- Industrial progress
- Domestic warmth
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