Great Expectations (HSC SSCE English Advanced): Quizzes
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During which period was Great Expectations written by Charles Dickens?
During which period was Great Expectations written by Charles Dickens?
Late 1860 to mid-1861
In what year was Dickens's father imprisoned in Marshalsea debtors' prison?
In what year was Dickens's father imprisoned in Marshalsea debtors' prison?
1824
What do the Kent marshes symbolise in Great Expectations?
What do the Kent marshes symbolise in Great Expectations?
Poverty and criminality
What is a bildungsroman?
What is a bildungsroman?
A coming-of-age story about moral growth
What did Dickens found that inspired Estella's character?
What did Dickens found that inspired Estella's character?
Urania Cottage for 'fallen women'
What does the Victorian 'separate spheres' ideology refer to?
What does the Victorian 'separate spheres' ideology refer to?
Men in public life, women in domestic
Which character embodies genuine Victorian values through humble, unpretentious character?
Which character embodies genuine Victorian values through humble, unpretentious character?
Joe Gargery
What does Pumblechook's character represent in the novel?
What does Pumblechook's character represent in the novel?
Middle class hypocrisy
What did Dickens say he wanted to show through Joe's character?
What did Dickens say he wanted to show through Joe's character?
That snobbishness was a mean thing
When did transportation of convicts to Australia officially end?
When did transportation of convicts to Australia officially end?
1868