Estimated Reading Time: 33 min
Great Expectations MCQs
1. What is Pip’s full family name?
A. Philip
B. Gargery
C. Pirrip
D. Wopsle
2. What is Pip’s Christian name?
A. Pirrip
B. Philip
C. Joe
D. Abel
3. Who married Joe Gargery, the blacksmith?
A. Georgiana
B. Miss Havisham
C. Miss Estella
D. Pip’s sister
4. Pip’s idea of his father came from what object?
A. His mother’s description
B. His tombstone
C. An old portrait
D. Joe’s stories
5. What inscription described Pip’s mother?
A. Late of this parish
B. Also Georgiana Wife of the Above
C. Beloved wife
D. Rest in peace
6. How many little brothers did Pip have, commemorated by lozenges?
A. Three
B. Four
C. Five
D. Six
7. Pip concluded his mother was freckled and what else?
A. Lazy
B. Angry
C. Sickly
D. Stout
8. What was Pip looking at when the convict first spoke to him?
A. The church tower
B. His mother’s tombstone
C. The marshes
D. The Hulks
9. What was the central question the convict raised with Pip?
A. Where Joe was
B. Whether he was allowed to live
C. If he had any money
D. If he had a file
10. What did the convict ask Pip if he knew the meaning of?
A. A file and food
B. A gun and money
C. Prison and freedom
D. Church and sin
11. How much older than Pip was Mrs. Joe Gargery?
A. Five years
B. Ten years
C. More than twenty years
D. Thirty years
12. What expression did Mrs. Joe use to boast about raising Pip?
A. “By the collar”
B. “By hand”
C. “By grace”
D. “By the book”
13. Joe Gargery was described as a Hercules in strength and also in what?
A. Temper
B. Weakness
C. Pride
D. Wit
14. Joe Gargery’s hair was what color?
A. Black
B. Dark
C. Flaxen
D. Brown
15. When Joe mentioned “another conwict off,” what did Mrs. Joe say it meant?
A. Dead
B. Free
C. Escaped
D. Caught
16. Where did Mrs. Joe say the firing of the warning gun came from?
A. The marshes
B. The village
C. The Hulks
D. The port
17. What were the Hulks defined as?
A. Prison-ships
B. Warships
C. Coastal towns
D. Swampy areas
18. What action by Pip caused Mrs. Joe to send him to bed?
A. Crying
B. Lying
C. Asking questions
D. Stealing
19. What did Mrs. Joe use on Pip’s head as she sent him to bed?
A. Her hand
B. Her thimble
C. A spoon
D. A poker
20. Pip believed he was clearly on his way to the Hulks because he had begun doing what?
A. Stealing
B. Asking questions
C. Running away
D. Swearing
21. What did Pip fear the young man wanted from him?
A. His money
B. His heart and liver
C. His file
D. His sister’s brandy
22. What event, had it been Sunday, might have led Pip to propose a conference in the vestry?
A. The sermon
B. The banns being read
C. The collection
D. The singing of the psalm
23. What characterized Mr. Wopsle’s face?
A. A pointed nose
B. A large shining bald forehead
C. Curly black hair
D. Small blue eyes
24. What was Mr. Wopsle’s official role in the church?
A. The vicar
B. The clerk
C. The sexton
D. The warden
25. What was Joe’s customary way of comforting Pip at dinner?
A. Patting his head
B. Giving him gravy
C. Telling a joke
D. Hiding him
26. Mr. Wopsle claimed the sermon subject was ill-chosen because many subjects were doing what?
A. “Going about”
B. “Being discussed”
C. “Left behind”
D. “Waiting”
27. What animal did Uncle Pumblechook propose as a great moral text?
A. Lamb
B. Pork
C. Beef
D. Chicken
28. Pumblechook said a man needn’t go far to find a subject if he’s ready with his what?
A. Bible
B. Salt-box
C. Pen
D. Wallet
29. Which tradesman did Pumblechook say would have killed Pip for meat?
A. Pumblechook
B. Dunstable the butcher
C. Trabb the tailor
D. Joe Gargery
30. What beverage did Mrs. Joe offer Uncle Pumblechook that made Pip fear exposure?
A. Beer
B. Wine
C. Brandy
D. Tar-water
31. How far did the sergeant reckon they were from the marshes?
A. Just a mile
B. Two miles
C. Nigh two hours
D. Three miles
32. The soldiers planned to close in upon the convicts around what time?
A. Sunrise
B. Noon
C. Dusk
D. Midnight
33. Why did the sergeant prefer wine over Mrs. Joe’s brandy?
A. It was stronger
B. It was free
C. It contained no Tar
D. It was his Majesty’s health
34. What health did the sergeant drink?
A. The Queen’s
B. His Majesty’s health
C. The Convicts’
D. Mr. Pumblechook’s
35. Pip thought his “fugitive friend on the marshes” was terrible good what for a dinner?
A. Wine
B. Sauce
C. Meat
D. Entertainment
36. What part of the forge did Pip believe was “roaring for the fugitives”?
A. The bellows
B. The anvil
C. The fire
D. The hammer
37. The convict Pip recognized was exasperated because the other convict never looked at whom?
A. The soldiers
B. The sergeant
C. Him
D. Pip
38. What physical reaction did the second convict exhibit that looked like thin snow?
A. White flakes broke out upon his lips
B. His eyes watered
C. He sweated heavily
D. He shook violently
39. What did the soldier carry instead of a gun?
A. A file
B. A basket
C. A shovel
D. A torch
40. What gesture did Pip use to assure his convict of his innocence?
A. He pointed
B. Moved his hands and shook his head
C. He smiled
D. He gave him a nod
41. How many cannons were fired ahead of the group as a signal?
A. Two
B. Three
C. Four
D. Six
42. What did the sergeant say the cannon fire meant?
A. The convicts were caught
B. They were expected on board
C. To run faster
D. The soldiers should stop
43. Pip interpreted “wife of the Above” as a complimentary reference to his father’s what?
A. Wealth
B. Exaltation to a better world
C. Good looks
D. Family name
44. What was the Catechism obligation that bound Pip to “walk in the same” (one particular direction)?
A. To be religious
B. To obey his sister
C. His moral position
D. To follow one direction through the village
45. Who kept the evening school in the village?
A. Mr. Wopsle’s great-aunt
B. Mrs. Joe
C. Biddy
D. Uncle Pumblechook
46. What literary figure’s oration did Mr. Wopsle perform at quarterly examinations?
A. Mark Antony
B. Julius Caesar
C. Brutus
D. Achilles
47. Mr. Wopsle was venerated as what character in Collins’s Ode on the Passions?
A. Grief
B. Fear
C. Revenge
D. Hope
48. Biddy primarily helped Pip struggle through what concept?
A. Arithmetic
B. The alphabet
C. Spelling
D. Catechism
49. Pip compared the nine figures to what group of people?
A. Thieves
B. Soldiers
C. Farmers
D. Clerks
50. Where did Pip sit while expending great efforts on his letter to Joe?
A. The corner
B. The kitchen table
C. The chimney-corner
D. Upstairs
51. How did Joe receive Pip’s handwritten communication (slate and all)?
A. With contempt
B. As a miracle of erudition
C. With anger
D. As a joke
52. How many J’s and O’s did Joe initially claim were in Pip’s letter?
A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. Four
53. Joe confessed that he was “oncommon fond” of what two things?
A. Fire and a good meal
B. A good book or a good newspaper
C. Beer and tobacco
D. Work and rest
54. What stopped Joe’s attempts at getting schooling as a child?
A. His father hammered them
B. He was awful dull
C. They had no money
D. His mother kept him home
55. Joe said their learning had to be done on the sly because Mrs. Joe was “given to what”?
A. Questioning
B. Government
C. Temper
D. Reading
56. What did Joe use as an essential tool for his demonstration of Mrs. Joe’s governance?
A. A carving knife
B. The poker
C. A book
D. His hammer
57. What circular definition did Joe give for Mrs. Joe being “a master-mind”?
A. A fool
B. Her
C. The government
D. Pip
58. What fear motivated Joe to be lenient towards Pip and Mrs. Joe?
A. The fear of jail
B. The fear of his father
C. His mother slaving and breaking her heart
D. The fear of Mrs. Joe leaving
59. What kind of night was it when Joe and Pip listened for the chaise-cart?
A. Warm and dry
B. Wet and mild
C. Dry cold night and a hard frost
D. Misty and dark
60. What rumour was widely known about Miss Havisham?
A. She was generous
B. She lived in seclusion
C. She was married to a blacksmith
D. She was a great traveller
61. Who was Mrs. Joe a “willing slave” to?
A. Joe Gargery
B. Uncle Pumblechook
C. The boy/Pip
D. Miss Havisham
62. What was Uncle Pumblechook’s supposed financial role related to Miss Havisham?
A. Her banker
B. Her tenant
C. Her agent
D. Her lawyer
63. What did Mr. Pumblechook sell?
A. Corn and seeds
B. Bread and wine
C. Iron goods
D. Clothing
64. At what specific time had Miss Havisham’s watch and clock stopped?
A. Quarter past seven
B. Twenty minutes to nine
C. Noon
D. Midnight
65. Miss Havisham claimed she had done with what two types of people?
A. Bóys and girls
B. Friends and enemies
C. Men and wómen
D. Lawyers and doctors
66. What absurd character did Pip momentarily consider impersonating for diversion?
A. A wild beast
B. A soldier
C. Mr. Pumblechook’s chaise-cart
D. An escaped convict
67. What did Miss Havisham say Estella could do to Pip?
A. Flatter him
B. Teach him
C. Break his heart
D. Entertain him
68. What card game did Estella play with Pip?
A. Whist
B. Beggar my neighbour
C. Poker
D. Cribbage
69. Besides being pretty, what did Pip whisper that Estella was?
A. Very proud and very insulting
B. Very kind and gentle
C. Very wise and educated
D. Very shy and simple
70. What confounded Pip upon Estella opening the side entrance?
A. The sight of Joe
B. The darkness
C. The rush of the daylight
D. The presence of Pumblechook
71. What was Pip’s face shoved against upon returning home?
A. The forge wall
B. The kitchen wall
C. The chimney piece
D. The front door
72. What was Pumblechook’s waistcoat described as heaving with?
A. Windy arithmetic
B. Devouring curiosity
C. Generous feeling
D. Christmas dinner
73. What was on Pip’s forehead that hardened his obstinacy?
A. Ink
B. Dirt
C. Whitewash from the wall
D. Sweat
74. What amount in pence did Pumblechook attempt to make Pip calculate?
A. Twelve pence
B. Forty pence
C. Forty-three pence
D. Seventy-two pence
75. What description did Pip give Pumblechook of Miss Havisham?
A. Short and pale
B. Very tall and dark
C. Old and withered
D. Gentle and kind
76. Where did Pip claim Miss Havisham was sitting when he went in?
A. In her chair
B. In a black velvet coach
C. At the table
D. By the fire
77. What saving clause did Pip add about the coach?
A. It was dusty
B. It was broken
C. There weren’t any horses to it
D. It was small
78. What kind of animal did Joe suggest Pip might be presented with?
A. A horse
B. A dog
C. A pet bird
D. A cat
79. What was the subject that Pip told Joe the lies had come of?
A. Joe’s low station
B. Estella calling him common
C. His sister’s temper
D. The convict’s needs
80. Joe said Pip must be a common scholar before he could be a what?
A. Clever one
B. Good one
C. Uncommon one
D. Working one
81. Joe advised Pip that he would never get to be uncommon by going where?
A. Crooked
B. Abroad
C. To London
D. To school
82. What was the final item Biddy distributed after the pupils’ fighting?
A. A rod
B. An apple
C. Three defaced Bibles
D. An arithmetic book
83. What object did the strange man at the Jolly Bargemen carry that made Pip recognize him?
A. A knife
B. Joe’s file
C. A gun
D. A piece of bread
84. What items did Mrs. Joe discover in the paper with the shilling?
A. A golden coin
B. Two One-Pound notes
C. A letter
D. A receipt
85. What time had the clock in the paved courtyard stopped at?
A. Noon
B. Twenty minutes to nine
C. Ten o’clock
D. Half-past eight
86. What was Cousin Raymond’s retort regarding who one’s neighbour is?
A. If a man is not his own neighbour, who is?
B. We are to love our neighbour
C. Love is folly
D. The poór are our neighbours
87. What did Estella do immediately after Pip said she was “Not so much” insulting this time?
A. She laughed
B. She slapped his face
C. She kissed him
D. She left the room
88. What was the prominent object in the damp, dust-covered feast-chamber?
A. A broken coffin
B. A long table with a cloth spread on it
C. A chair and a desk
D. An old bed
89. What was the work Miss Havisham commanded Pip to do in the room?
A. To clean the table
B. To read to her
C. To walk her round and round the room
D. To mend her shoes
90. What did Camilla claim Raymond was a witness to her being obliged to take at night?
A. Brandy
B. Ginger and sal volatile
C. Strong tea
D. Laudanum
91. What did Miss Havisham say was Matthew Pocket’s designated place when she was laid on the table?
A. At her feet
B. At her head
C. By the door
D. At the fire
92. What was the name of the light chair on wheels Pip pushed Miss Havisham in?
A. A wheelbarrow
B. A garden-chair
C. A throne
D. A sedan chair
93. Miss Havisham preferred Pip to remain what?
A. Busy
B. Educated
C. Ignorant
D. Away
94. What was the burden of the song Joe used to hum at the forge?
A. Old King Cole
B. Old Clem
C. Rule Britannia
D. The Blacksmith’s Song
95. What did Joe wear that made the hair on the crown of his head stand up?
A. A new hat
B. His shirt-collar
C. A wig
D. A tuft of feathers
96. Who did Joe persistently address throughout the interview with Miss Havisham?
A. Estella
B. Miss Havisham
C. Pip
D. Mr. Pumblechook
97. How much was the premium Pip earned at Miss Havisham’s?
A. Five shillings
B. Ten guineas
C. Five-and-twenty guineas
D. Forty pounds
98. What object was Pip pushed over by Pumblechook upon going to the Town Hall?
A. A bench
B. A bundle
C. The Magisterial presence
D. The crowd
99. What was the educational implement Pip and Joe used at the old Battery?
A. A broken slate and pencil
B. A hard-headed treatise
C. A book
D. Chalk and a board
100. What did Joe always add to the educational implements at the Battery?
A. A book of poems
B. A pipe of tobacco
C. A pint of beer
D. A candle
101. What did Joe repeatedly and emphatically say Miss Havisham’s last words were?
A. “Love her”
B. “ALL”
C. “Thank you”
D. “Be kind”
102. What did Orlick use to mimic running a red-hot bar through Pip’s body?
A. A poker
B. His fist
C. A red-hot bar
D. His hammer
103. What did Mr. Wopsle have in his hand as he came out of the bookshop?
A. The tragedy of George Barnwell
B. The alphabet
C. A sermon
D. A newspaper
104. What did Pip give up for the day, realizing he was “most awful dull”?
A. Estella
B. Joe’s education
C. The forge
D. The truth
105. What did Miss Havisham give Pip annually on his birthday?
A. A new coat
B. A file
C. A guinea
D. A silver watch
106. Biddy asked if Pip wanted to be a gentleman to spite Estella or to do what to her?
A. Impress her
B. Gain her over
C. Prove his worth
D. Rival her
107. Biddy said she would always keep Pip’s confidence until when?
A. Till he was married
B. Till he left the village
C. Till you’re a gentleman
D. Till she died
108. The verdict at the highly popular murder inquest was what?
A. Accidental Death
B. Manslaughter
C. Wilful Murder
D. Not Guilty
109. The stranger demanded that Mr. Wopsle justify the law of England concerning what status?
A. Every man to be innocent
B. Every man to be convicted
C. Every man to pay
D. Every man to question
110. The stranger had a large head, deep-set eyes, and even the smell of what on his hand?
A. Iron
B. Scented soap
C. Whiskey
D. Dust
111. What was the first stipulation given to Pip regarding his benefactor?
A. He must leave Joe
B. The name remains a profound secret
C. He must move to London
D. He must work at the bank
112. Mr. Jaggers said the name would be revealed to Pip at first hand by what means?
A. Letter
B. Word of mouth
C. The newspaper
D. His will
113. What relative of Miss Havisham did Mr. Jaggers suggest as Pip’s tutor?
A. Mr. Pumblechook
B. Mr. Matthew Pocket
C. Mr. Wopsle
D. Mr. Wemmick
114. What question did Biddy ask Pip that he had never considered about Joe?
A. If he was angry
B. If he was lazy
C. If he may be proud
D. If he was generous
115. What object was Pip pushed over by Pumblechook upon going to the Town Hall?
A. A tract
B. The Magisterial presence
C. The crowd
D. A bench
116. Mr. Jaggers’s clerk (Wemmick) wore at least four what?
A. Badges
B. Mourning rings
C. Bracelets
D. Gloves
117. What odd items, besides a pistol and sword, were on a shelf in Jaggers’s room?
A. Law books
B. Two dreadful casts of faces
C. Old hats
D. A golden bird
118. What part of Mr. Jaggers’s chair resembled a coffin?
A. The dark wood
B. The brass nails
C. The high back
D. The horsehair
119. What did the dirty minister of justice offer Pip a full view of at a reduced price?
A. The gallows
B. The Lord Chief Justice in his wig
C. The Debtors’ Door
D. The whipping post
120. Herbert Pocket’s father asserted that no true gentleman in heart could be anything but a true gentleman in what?
A. Appearance
B. Manner
C. Wealth
D. Speech
121. What did the nurse pick up repeatedly for Mrs. Pocket?
A. Her glasses
B. Her book
C. Her handkerchief
D. Her keys
122. What was the nature of the book Mrs. Pocket was reading?
A. About gardening
B. All about titles
C. A novel
D. A cookery book
123. What did Mr. Pocket do when domestic affliction was announced?
A. Put his hands in his disturbed hair and tried to lift himself up
B. Began shouting
C. Complained to the cook
D. Asked for help
124. How much money did Mr. Jaggers authorize Wemmick to pay Pip from the lodging sum?
A. Ten pounds
B. Fifteen pounds
C. Twenty pounds
D. Fifty pounds
125. Wemmick claimed Mr. Jaggers was deep as what place?
A. Gravesend
B. The Thames
C. Australia
D. London
126. What did Wemmick produce from his coat-collar like an iron pigtail?
A. His keys
B. The safe key
C. His pen
D. His watch chain
127. The large pale puffed swollen clerk was “Getting evidence together” for what location?
A. The Temple
B. The Bailey
C. The Customs Office
D. Gravesend
128. What did Mr. Jaggers demand to have “taken down” if anyone said a word he didn’t approve of in court?
A. Their name
B. It (their words)
C. Their crime
D. Their apology
129. What was Wemmick’s ingenious contrivance for announcing himself to the Agéd?
A. A bell-pull with “John” on it
B. A loud shout
C. A whistle
D. A speaking tube
130. What was Miss Skiffins’s dress cut to resemble?
A. A boy’s kite
B. A fashionable gown
C. A bell
D. A suit of armour
131. What did Pip’s benefactor say his real name was?
A. Provis
B. Compeyson
C. Magwitch
D. Abel
132. What profession did Pip’s benefactor say he had been brought up to be?
A. A blacksmith
B. A criminal
C. A warmint
D. A sheep-farmer
133. What object did the convict use to make Herbert swear to keep the secret?
A. A silver ring
B. A black book
C. A Bible
D. A knife
134. Miss Havisham asked Pip how much money was wanting to complete Herbert’s purchase?
A. Five hundred pounds
B. Seven hundred pounds
C. Nine hundred pounds
D. A thousand pounds
135. What did Miss Havisham want Pip to write under her name on the tablets?
A. “I miss her”
B. “I forgive her”
C. “I remember her”
D. “She was kind”
136. What did Miss Havisham say Estella’s age was when she was adopted?
A. Two or three
B. Five or six
C. Seven
D. Ten
137. What was the name of the woman convicted and acquitted of murder who was also Estella’s mother?
A. Miss Havisham
B. Molly
C. Miss Skiffins
D. Mrs. Joe
138. The murdered woman was found dead in a barn near where?
A. Gravesend
B. The marshes
C. Hounslow Heath
D. Little Britain
139. What did Mr. Jaggers principally rest Molly’s case on for acquittal?
A. Her beauty
B. Her lack of motive
C. The improbabilities of her having been able to do it
D. The strength of her hands
140. What did the man (Orlick) claim Pip did to his sister?
A. Abandoned her
B. Robbed her
C. Did for your shrew sister
D. Gave her money
141. What did Joe say the laundress he hired would have tapped next, after the spare bed?
A. Pip’s bank account
B. Pip’s bed with him laying on it
C. Mrs. Joe’s room
D. The chimney
142. What did Pip realize was Estella’s father?
A. Mr. Jaggers
B. Compeyson
C. Magwitch
D. Mr. Pumblechook
143. Who was the other convict who betrayed Magwitch?
A. Provis
B. Arthur
C. Compeyson
D. Jaggers
144. What was Compeyson’s connection to Miss Havisham?
A. Her long-lost brother
B. Her former lover
C. Her lawyer
D. Her cousin
145. What difference was noted between Compeyson and Magwitch at their trial?
A. Compeyson was older
B. Compeyson looked like a gentleman
C. Magwitch was found innocent
D. Magwitch hired a better lawyer
146. What fate did Orlick claim would befall Magwitch if he was caught by “them that’s a match for” him?
A. He would be deported
B. He would be hanged
C. He would be put in the kiln
D. He would be imprisoned
147. When Miss Havisham was injured, what sight continually awakened Pip when he dozed?
A. Joe’s face
B. Her running at him with all that height of fire above her head
C. Estella’s knitting
D. The ghosts in the passage
148. How did Pip propose to get Magwitch well down the river past Gravesend?
A. By hacking chariot
B. By a previous ebb-tide in a boat
C. By train
D. By walking
149. What did the wretch’s words make Pip dread more than death?
A. Being misremembered after death
B. Being tortured
C. Being buried in the kiln
D. Losing his money
150. What did the man (Orlick) claim Pip did to his sister?
A. Abandoned her
B. Robbed her
C. Did for your shrew sister
D. Gave her money
