I followed the candle down, as I had followed the
candle up, and she stood it in the place where we
had found it. Until she opened the side entrance, I
had fancied, without thinking about it, that it must
necessarily be night-time. The rush of the daylight
quite confounded me, and made me feel as if I had
been in the candlelight of the strange room many
hours.
"You are to wait here, you boy," said Estella; and
disappeared and closed the door.
I took the opportunity of being alone in the
courtyard to look at my coarse hands and my
common boots. My opinion of those accessories
was not favorable. They had never troubled me
before, but they troubled me now, as vulgar
appendages. I determined to ask Joe why he had
ever taught me to call those playing cards Jacks,
which ought to be called knaves. I wished Joe had
been rather more genteelly (respectably) brought
up, and then I should have been so too.
Select the correct answer.
Which statement best reflects a theme that the author introduces in this excerpt?
A.
A child doesn't truly understand the world until he or she has an educati
B. Change usually brings regret, regardless of the circumstances.
C.
New environments can change one's sense of self-worth.
D. Being brought up with more opportunities creates greed.
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