Digital PSAT Reading and Writing Practice Question 160: Answer and Explanation

Question: 160

The following text is from Charles Dickens's 1861 novel Great Expectations. In the novel, Pip, a poor orphan who is cared for by his sister and her husband, meets the young girl who will become the lifetime object of his affections while simultaneously becoming aware of his lowly position in the caste system.

I was very glad to get away [from Miss Havisham's house]. My coarse hands and my common boots had never troubled me before; but they troubled me now, and I determined to ask Joe why he had taught me to call those picture cards Jacks which ought to be called knaves.

The selection from the novel highlights Pip's feeling

  • A. a sense of belonging.
  • B. a need to show off.
  • C. out of place.
  • D. ready to argue.

Correct Answer: C

Explanation:

(C) These lines refer to Pip's leaving where he was. Here, he feels ill at ease and disquieted, becoming insecure with himself. The other options don't fit this mood accurately.

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