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Great Expectations

Charles Dickens

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Summary
Characters
Main Ideas
- Themes
- Motifs
- Symbols
- Plot Analysis
- Protagonist
- Antagonist
- Setting
- Genre
- Style
- Point of View
- Tone
- Foreshadowing
- Key Facts
- Is Pip a success or a failure?
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Chapters 4-7 Quiz

Further Study Chapters 4-7 Quiz

1 of 5
What do the police officers have when they walk into Joe's house?

A warrant for Pip's arrest
The file that Pip stole from Joe
A pair of handcuffs
The escaped convict

2 of 5
What do the police officers want?

To question Pip about the convict
Joe's help fixing the handcuffs
To have a drink with Pumblechook
Directions to the marshes

3 of 5
How does Pip's convict explain the file and the food?

He identifies Pip as his accomplice.
He says the other convict got them for him.
He says he stole them himself.
He tells the policemen nothing about them.

4 of 5
Why does Pip feel guilty?

Because he didn't tell Joe the truth
Because he stole from his sister
Because his sister will punish him
Because Joe didn't fix the handcuffs

5 of 5
Why are Mrs. Joe and Pumblechook excited for Pip to play at Miss Havisham's?

They think Pip is lonely and needs friends.
They think Pip is a burden and needs to get out of the house.
They think Miss Havisham will teach him a lesson.
They think Miss Havisham might make him rich.

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