Great Expectations (Edexcel GCSE English Literature): Quizzes
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When was Great Expectations published in serial form?
When was Great Expectations published in serial form?
1860-1861
Which features marked Victorian England during the novel's publication?
Which features marked Victorian England during the novel's publication?
Strict social hierarchies & industrialisation
What does Dickens explore through Pip's journey?
What does Dickens explore through Pip's journey?
Opportunities & moral challenges of social mobility
What childhood experience did Dickens have that influenced the novel?
What childhood experience did Dickens have that influenced the novel?
Grew up in poverty
What happened to Dickens' father?
What happened to Dickens' father?
Imprisoned for debt
Where did Dickens work as a child?
Where did Dickens work as a child?
A blacking factory
Which themes does Great Expectations explore according to Dickens' beliefs?
Which themes does Great Expectations explore according to Dickens' beliefs?
Ambition, guilt & redemption
Who is Magwitch in the novel?
Who is Magwitch in the novel?
A convict who becomes Pip's benefactor
What aspect of the British legal system does Dickens critique?
What aspect of the British legal system does Dickens critique?
Rigid & often unjust legal system
Which Gothic elements feature prominently in Great Expectations?
Which Gothic elements feature prominently in Great Expectations?
Miss Havisham & Satis House
What atmosphere do Miss Havisham and Satis House create?
What atmosphere do Miss Havisham and Satis House create?
Gloom & foreboding
What themes are explored through the Gothic elements in the novel?
What themes are explored through the Gothic elements in the novel?
Decay, corruption & living in the past