2. reread magwitch's speech in the boat headed out of london: "ay, i s'pose i think so, dear boy. we'd be puzzled to be more quiet and easy-going than we are at present. but - it's a-flowing so soft and pleasant through the water, p'raps, as makes me think it - i was a-thinking through my smoke just then, that we can no more see to the bottom of the next few hours, than we can see to the bottom of this river what i catches hold of. nor yet we can't no more hold their tide than i can hold this. and it's run through my fingers and gone, you see! " holding up his dripping hand. in this passage, the river is a metaphor for a. smoke. b. water. c. patronage. d. life.4. what does pip gain on his 21st birthday instead of knowledge of his benefactor? a. estella's love b. financial independence c. property with herbert d. jaggers' approval9. after her death, miss havisham honors pip by a. giving a large sum of money to matthew pocket, at pip's request. b. leaving pip a heartfelt note about his impact on her. c. betrothing estella to him. d. paying off his debts.13. what does pip whisper to magwitch on his deathbed to give him peace? a. he promises to give all his expectations to charity. b. he tells him his daughter is alive, a lady, and loved. c. he tells him he's the father pip never had. d. he tells him his wife hasn't gone to prison.15. when pip returns home for mrs. joe's funeral, he's surprised by a. biddy's sweet caretaking of him. b. his feelings of tenderness toward mrs. joe. c. the outpouring of support for joe. d. the state of his childhood home.17. what does biddy intend to do after mrs. joe's death? a. find a caretaker for joe b. become a nurse c. visit pip in london d. teach in a school18. magwitch's story about compeyson reveals that the justice system, like british society, is divided by a. instruction. b. birthright. c. race. d. class.20. reread the following excerpt about mrs. joe's funeral: when they were all gone, and when trabb and his men…had crammed their mummery into bags, and were gone too, the house felt wholesomer. the word "mummery" is suggestive of play acting. this implies that the funeral rituals are a. mournful and solemn. b. serious. c. understated. d. gaudy and absurd.