Great expectations
Great Expectations
Characters
Philip Pirrip ”Pip” A young man . the main character
Joe Gargery Pip's friend, the blacksmith who was married to Pip's sister
Miss Havisham a rich, elderly lady
Estella Miss Havisham's adopted daughter
Orlick a man who works for Joe Gargery at the blacksmith attacked Pip's sister
Mr Jaggers a lawyer
Herbert Pocket a relative of Miss Havisham; Pip's friend in London
Matthew Pocket Miss Havisham's cousin; father of Herbert Pocket; Pip's teacher in London
Biddy friend to Pip. She married to Joe later
Mr Wemmick Mr Jaggers' clerk
Mr Clarriker a businessman; Herbert Pocket's employer
Magwitch the convict Pip helped to escape and Pip's benefactor
Bentley Drummle someone Pip knows in London who married to Estella.
Uncle Pumblechook Pip's uncle
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Overview
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One day Pip is taken by his Uncle Pumblechook to play at Satis House, the home of the wealthy
dowager Miss Havisham, who is extremely eccentric: she wears an old wedding dress everywhere she goes
and keeps all the clocks in her house stopped at the same time. During his visit, he meets a beautiful young
girl named Estella, who treats him coldly and contemptuously. Nevertheless, he falls in love with her and
dreams of becoming a wealthy gentleman so that he might be worthy of her. He even hopes that Miss
Havisham intends to make him a gentleman and marry him to Estella, but his hopes are dashed when, after
months of regular visits to Satis House, Miss Havisham decides to help him become a common laborer in his
family’s business.
One day a lawyer named Jaggers appears with strange news: a secret benefactor has given Pip a large
fortune, and Pip must come to London immediately to begin his education as a gentleman. Pip happily
assumes that his previous hopes have come true—that Miss Havisham is his secret benefactor and that the
old woman intends for him to marry Estella.
In London, Pip befriends a young gentleman named Herbert Pocket and Jaggers’s law clerk,
Wemmick. He expresses disdain for his former friends and loved ones, especially Joe, but he continues to
pine after Estella. He furthers his education by studying with the tutor Matthew Pocket, Herbert’s father.
Herbert himself helps Pip learn how to act like a gentleman. When Pip turns twenty-one and begins to
receive an income from his fortune, he will secretly help Herbert buy his way into the business he has
chosen for himself. But for now, Herbert and Pip lead a fairly undisciplined life in London, enjoying
themselves and running up debts. Orlick reappears in Pip’s life, employed as Miss Havisham’s porter, but
is promptly fired by Jaggers after Pip reveals Orlick’s unsavory past. Mrs. Joe dies, and Pip goes home for
the funeral, feeling tremendous grief and remorse. Several years go by, until one night a familiar figure
Pip is appalled, but he feels morally bound to help Magwitch escape London, as the convict is
pursued both by the police and by Compeyson, his former partner in crime. A complicated mystery
begins to fall into place when Pip discovers that Compeyson was the man who abandoned Miss
Havisham at the altar and that Estella is Magwitch’s daughter. Miss Havisham has raised her to break
men’s hearts, as revenge for the pain her own broken heart caused her. Pip was merely a boy for the
young Estella to practice on; Miss Havisham delighted in Estella’s ability to toy with his affections.
As the weeks pass, Pip sees the good in Magwitch and begins to care for him deeply. Before
Magwitch’s escape attempt, Estella marries an upper-class lout named Bentley Drummle. Pip makes a
visit to Satis House, where Miss Havisham begs his forgiveness for the way she has treated him in the
past, and he forgives her. Later that day, when she bends over the fireplace, her clothing catches fire
and she goes up in flames. She survives but becomes an invalid. In her final days, she will continue to
repent for her misdeeds and to plead for Pip’s forgiveness.
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The time comes for Pip and his friends to spirit Magwitch away from London. Just before the
escape attempt, Pip is called to a shadowy meeting in the marshes, where he encounters the vengeful,
evil Orlick. Orlick is on the verge of killing Pip when Herbert arrives with a group of friends and saves Pip’s
life. Pip and Herbert hurry back to effect Magwitch’s escape. They try to sneak Magwitch down the river on
a rowboat, but they are discovered by the police, who Compeyson tipped off. Magwitch and Compeyson
fight in the river, and Compeyson is drowned. Magwitch is sentenced to death, and Pip loses his fortune.
Magwitch feels that his sentence is God’s forgiveness and dies at peace. Pip falls ill; Joe comes to London
to care for him, and they are reconciled. Joe gives him the news from home: Orlick, after robbing
Pumblechook, is now in jail; Miss Havisham has died and left most of her fortune to the Pockets; Biddy
has taught Joe how to read and write. After Joe leaves, Pip decides to rush home after him and marry
Biddy, but when he arrives there he discovers that she and Joe have already married.
تتحدث القصة عن قصة بيب ،الطفل اليتيم ،من طفولته المبكرة وحتى بلوغه ومحاولته إلدراك النبل أثناء مسيرته تلك .وتجري أحداثها من ليلة عيد
الميالد (الكريسماس) عام 1812م ،عندما كان بطل القصة في السابعة من عمره ،وحتى شتاء 1840م .ويمكن اعتبار الرواية قصة شبه ذاتية
للكاتب ،على غرار الكثير من أعماله
تبدأ الرواية عشية عيد الميالد في المقبرة عندما يقابل بطل الرواية بيب ،وهو يتيم يبلغ من العمر حوالي سبع سنوات بشكل غير متوقع سجيًنا هارًبا
..في مستنقعات القرية أثناء زيارته لمقابر والديه وإخوته ،يهدد السجين بيب ويطلب منه سرقة الطعام واألدوات الطبية ومبرد
فيذهب بيب لبيت شقيقته الكبرى التي كان يعيش معها لتوفير طلبات السجين خوفًا من تهديداته فيلجأ لسرقتها ،كانت أخته إنسانة خبيثة ومتسلطه يخاف
..منها بيب كثيرًا وهي متزوجة من جو غارغيري وهو حداد
وخالل عشاء عيد الميالد في ذلك المساء الحظت أخت بيب نقصًا في الطعام فأخبرت زوجها بأّن أحدًا دخل البيت وسرق طعامهم ،وفي هذه اللحظة،
يصل مجموعة من الجنود ويطلبون من جو مرافقتهم من أجل إصالح بعض األغالل ،فيطلب بيب من جو أن يذهب معه فيسمح له بذلك وهناك عند
..الوصول إلى مركز الشرطة يقابل بيب السجين الهارب بعد أن تم القبض عليه
يصمت بيب وال يتحدث بما جرى بينه وبين السجين ويكتشف أّنه تم القبض عليه هو ومجرم آخر ،يعترف السجين بسرقة الطعام من بيت الحداد جو،
..عندها يشعر بيب بالراحة ألّنه تخلص من الشبهات وتهمة السرقة ويعود مع زوج أخته جو الى المنزل سعيدًا
تمر بضع سنوات ،وفي يوم يصطحب جو بيب إلى منزل ساتيس القديم ،وهو بيت اآلنسة هافيشام وهي عانس ،ثرية ومنعزلة حيث تم هجرها يوم
..زواجها وال تزال ترتدي فستان زفافها القديم في كل مكان تذهب إليه ،عند دخول بيب بيتها يقع في حب ابنتها بالتبني استيال
يكتشف بيب أّن إستيال فتاة منعزلة وال تبادله الحب وهذا ما كانت تشجعه اآلنسة هافيشام لعدم رغبتها في نشوء عالقة بينهما نتيجة التجربة التي مرت
..بها والتي تم فيها هجرها من حبيبها ليلة عرسها
تمر األيام ويبقى بيب يتردد على زيارة بيت اآلنسة هافيشام بانتظام حتى يبلغ من العمر ما يكفي لتعلم التجارة وفي الزيارة األخيرة ،جو يرافق بيب إلى
..هناك فتقوم السيدة هافيشام بإعطاء المال لبيب لكي يكون حداًدا متدرًبا لدى جو
يعمل بيب فترة بالحدادة مع زوج أخته جو مع مساعد آخر اسمه دولج أورليك ،وهو شخص عابس يحسد بيب ويكره السيد جو ،وفي أحد األيام عندما
غادر بيب وجو بعيدًا عن المنزل تتعرض زوجة جو لهجوٍم وحشٍي مّم ا يجعلها غير قادرة على التحدث ،حيث يعتبر بيب وجو أّن أورليك أول مشتبه به
..بالهجوم على السيدة جو
يعتني بيب بأخته ويطلب من إحدى الفتيات التي يعرفها من المدرسة أن تساعد أخته في غيابهم أثناء العمل ،بعد ذلك تتغير السيدة جو وتصبح عطوفة
..القلب بعد الهجوم وبعد رؤيتها اهتمام بيب بها
ولكن ” بيب” الصغير لم يشعر بالسعادة قط من هذه المهنة ..فقد شعر من معاملة “استيال” له إنه من الطبقة العامة التي ال تجيد التعامل اللبق مع الغير
.. ..شعر ” بيب” حينها أن حصوله علي مهنة صبي حداد في ورشة ليست هي الغاية ..وكان ” بيب” يجيد القليل من القرائة والكتابة
وبعد أربع سنوات من التدريب المهني في الحدادة لبيب ،يتفاجأ يومًا بوصول السيد جاغرز وهو محامي ليخبره بأّنه حصل على أموال من متبرع
مجهول ،مّم ا يسمح له بأن يكمل دراسته ويصبح رجل أعمال ناجح ،بعد ذلك يغادر بيب إلى لندن ،معتقدًا أّن اآلنسة هافيشام هي المتبرعة ويقرر في
..نفسه أّن أول شخص سيزوره بعد إكمال دراسته هي اآلنسة هافيشام
..في لندن أستأجر بيب منزاًل في بارناردز إّن مع هربرت بوكيت ،ابن معلمه ماثيو بوكيت وهو ابن عم اآلنسة هافيشام
وبعد قضائهما الوقت معًا أدرك هربرت وبيب أّنهما التقيا سابًقا في ساتيس هاوس ،ثّم يتبادلون الحديث واألخبار فيخبر هاربرت بيب كيف تم االحتيال
..على اآلنسة هافيشام وهجرها من خطيبها
بعد فترة من الزمن يقضي كل من هربرت وبيب حياة صاخبة ينفقون األموال على إقامة الحفالت والرحالت واستقبال األصدقاء وإقامة الوالئم فتتراكم
عليهم الديون ،وفي أحد األيام تموت السيدة جو أخت بيب ويعود بيب إلى قريته لحضور الجنازة وهو يشعر بتأنيب الضمير ألّنه منذ أن غادر لم يعد
..يومًا لإلطمئنان على شقيقته
بعد إقامة الجنازة يقابل بيب في ساحة الكنيسة شخصًا يقترب منه ويخبره أّنه أبيل ماجويتش المجرم الذي قابله في طفولته وويخبره كذلك أنه هو
..الشخص الذي تبرع له بالمال سابقًا ،وليست اآلنسة هافيشام كما كان يعتقد
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ثّم يخبره أّنه تم نقله إلى نيو ساوث ويلز بعد أسره ،ولقد أصبح ثرًيا بعد أن نال حريته هناك لكّنه ال يستطيع العودة إلى إنجلترا ألّنه سيتم القبض عليه
مجددًا ..ومع ذلك ،عاد ليراه ألّنه كان الدافع وراء كل نجاحاته حيث أّنه عمل على جمع المال من أجل توفير حياة جميلة لبيب وذلك ألّنه تأثر بطفولته
..الرقيقة ومساعدته له
..بعد معرفة بيب لهذا أصيب بالصدمة وتوقف عن أخذ أموال ماجويتش ومع ذلك قرر هو وهربرت بوكيت وضع خطة لتهريب ماجويتش من إنجلترا
قبل تهريبه من لندن يشرح ماجويتش ماحدث في السابق بينه وبين بيب ،ويكشف له أّن المجرم اآلخر الذي شاهده معه في قسم الشرطة عندما تم
القبض عليهما هو الذي هجر اآلنسة هافيشام لذلك نشأ بينهما معركة في محاولة منه لمعاقبة هذا الشخص على فعلته ،ثّم يخبره بمفاجأة أخرى أّن
..إستيال هي ابنته
تدور األحداث ويعرف ” بيب” أن السجين الهارب هذا هو نفسه والد ” استال” و أن أمها تعمل خادمة عند المحامي الذي كان الوسيط بينه وبين والداها
الذي قدم له العون في استكمال تعليمة ولكن ” استال” عاشت طيلة حياتها تجهل امها وابيها .اتهمت ام ” استال” بالقتل فقد قتلت عشيقة والداها ودخلت
..والسجن وحكم عليها بالبرائة وعملت عند المحامي الذي ترافع عنها
مات الرجل المحسن علي ” بيب ” والذي كان يدعي ” ماجويتش” بعد صراع للهرب بمعاونة ” بيب” واصدقائه ولكن تفشل خطة الهروب فشل ذريع
..ويلقي حتفه في مستشفي السجن
..تتزوج ” استال” من رجل غني ولكنها تحيا حياة بائسة وتتزوج للمرة الثانية ولكنها ال تنعم بالسعادة برغم الثراء التي تتمتع به
شعرت ” استال” باآلســـي والحزن وفوات العمر دون فائدة فقد ضيعت حب ” بيب” الصادق وكانت ضحية تلك العجوز التي حولتها لصاحبة قلب بارد
..كي تنتقم من كل الرجال بسبب هذا الرجل الذي تركها في يوم عرسها
بعد مغادرة ماجويش إنجلترا ،يشعر بيب بالصدمة ألّنه كان يأخذ ماله من مجرم هارب ثّم أّنه يحزنه ذلك ولكّنه يقرر العودة الى ستاتس هاوس لزيارة
… إستيال ويعلن حبه لها ثّم يتزوجان وبعد فترة تموت اآلنسة هافيشام وتتحول جميع أموالها إلستيال
Questions
?1) How did Pip get his name
He found it difficult to say Philip Pirrip .
2) What did the man in the graveyard ask Pip to bring him the following day? A file and
some food.
?3) How badly did Mrs. ،Joe Gargery treat Pip
She said that he should have been put in the graveyard. She didn't want to look after him.
?4) Why did the man in the graveyard want a file
To take off his leg irons and get away from the marshes quickly.
5) What feeling did Pip have for the man in the graveyard? The man
scared the boy but he felt sorry for him.
6) Why did Pip have to live with his sister Mrs. Joe? Because
his parents died when he was very young.
7) Why was there a lot of food in the kitchen the next day? Because
some guests were invited to dinner.
?8) Why did Pip have a feeling of being guilty
Because he had stolen the food and the file from Joe's house.
?9) Why did some soldiers come to Joe's house
Because they needed a blacksmith to mend some handcuffs.
10) Why did the soldiers give a warning to people in the village? Because
two convicts escaped from the prison ships.
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11) How kind was Joe to Pip?
Pip said he had eaten the meat pie, but Joe said they didn’t want him hungry.
12) Why had most people never seen Miss Havisham? Because
she never left her house.
13) Why did Mrs. Joe want Pip to go to Miss Havisham's house? To make his
fortune.
14) Why were all the rooms in Miss Havisham's house lit by candles? Because the
curtains were closed and no daylight could enter.
15) Why did Pip think that Miss Havisham was the strangest lady he had ever seen? Because he saw
a bride in a wedding dress ,but everything was old and sad.
16) Why didn’t Estelle want to play with Pip? Because she
thought he was a poor working boy.
17) Why did Pip feel ashamed?
Because Estelle talked about his dirty hands and his ugly boots . She also put some food and drink for him on the ground
not in hand.
18) What was Joe's advice to Pip? To be
happy with his position in life.
19) According to Pip, what might change Estelle's attitude towards him? Having a
better education and become a fine gentlemen.
20) Why ,do you think ,the man in the inn had Joe's file ? Because I
think he wanted to know if it belonged to Joe’s.
21) Why did Miss Havisham’s relatives come to visit her?
- To see her.
22) What was strange about Miss Havisham’s room?
- It looked the same for many years and there were mice and spiders everywhere.
23) How did the fight between Pip and the pale young boy start and end?
- It was for minutes and the young boy was on the ground on his knees.
24) Why did Pip feel sorry for the pale young boy?
- Because he was brave but wasn’t strong.
25) What would Pip do when he grew up?
- He was going to be Joe’s apprentice and learn to be a blacksmith.
26) What did Mrs Joe and uncle Pumble-Chook think Miss Havisham wanted to give Pip?
- She would give him all her money.
27) Why did Pip start to feel ashamed of his home and family?
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- Because Miss Havisham didn’t allow him to visit her after becoming an apprenticeship.
28) Why do you think Miss Havisham was asking Pip about his opinion of Estella?
- Because she was sure that Estella was in his thoughts.
29) Why do you think the dining room hadn’t changed for many years?
- Because nobody went into it for years.
30) Why do you think Estella refused to speak to Pip when Miss Havisham asked them to play?
- Because she didn’t want to speak so badly with him.
31) How did Miss Havisham treat Pip badly when he went there?
- She refused to let him in and asked him not to go there again.
32) When would Miss Havisham allow Pip to visit her?
- Once a year on her birthday.
33) Why do you think Orlick mentioned that more convicts had escaped from the prison?
- To give the others the idea that a convict had hit Mrs Joe.
34) Why was it thought that it was one of the convicts who hit Mrs Joe?
- Because there were a convict’s leg-irons on the floor.
35) According to Pip, who was suspected to hit Mrs Joe on the head? Why?
- Orlick, because he was angry with her.
36) What bad effects did the attack have on Mrs Joe?
- She was unable to speak or walk.
37) What did Pip say he needed to do be happy?
- He needed a different life to the one he lived then.
38) According to Mr Jaggers, what great expectations would Pip have?
- He would receive a large amount of property but he had to have an education.
39) Why did Mr Jaggers offer Joe money?
- To let Pip end his apprenticeship and begin education in London.
40) Why did Pip ask Biddy to help Joe speak better?
- Because he had poor education.
41) Why was Pip unhappy at first that he had left the blacksmith’s?
- Because he had to wait in an unpleasant office for Mr Jaggers.
42) What advice did Miss Havisham give Pip before going to London?
- To follow Mr Jaggers’ advice.
43) Who was Mr Pocket’s son?
- He was Matthew.
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44) Why did Matthew want to take Pip to his father’s house?
- To meet his father.
45) Why did Mr Pocket’s son take a long time to open the door to Pip?
- Because he went to the market to buy some fruit and thought Pip would come later than that.
46) According to Herbert, why did Miss Havisham adopt Estella?
- To take revenge of men.
47) What was Herbert’s opinion of Estella?
- She was proud and cruel.
48) What made Miss Havisham change her opinion about adopting Herbert?
- She thought he wasn’t suitable.
49) When did Pip know for sure that Miss Havisham was his benefactor?
- When we knew that Mr Jaggers was her lawyer.
50) Why was Miss Havisham angry with Matthew Pocket?
- Because he advised her not to trust her future husband.
51) Do you think that Mr Jagger is a good person? Why?
- No, he appeared to be a bad person.
52) Does Pip enjoy dinner at Mr Jagger’s house? Why?
- He didn’t, because Drummle was boasting about things he had done all the time.
53) What did Pip tell Mr Jaggers about Drummle?
- He didn’t like him.
54) Why did Biddy write the letter to Pip?
- To tell him that Joe would visit him in London and that his sister was still ill.
55) Why didn’t Pip want Joe to visit him?
- Because he was ashamed of him.
56) What did Pip feel sorry for after meeting Joe in London?
- For being so unfriendly to Joe.
57) Why do you think Joe called Pip “ Sir ”?
- Because he changed completely and became a fine gentleman.
58) What did one of the convicts, Magwitch, ask Pip to do for him?
- To find a boy who had helped him, years before.
59) Why did Pip get off the coach and walk to the hotel?
- Because he was scared about the past memories.
60) Why do you think Pip did not sleep well after meeting Magwitch?
- Because he was the boy Magwitch was looking for.
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General Questions
Excelsior
Answer the following questions
1- Why was Pip crying when he was setting alone near the marshes?
- Because it was Christmas Eve, and he was an orphan,
2- Why Pip didn’t remember his father and mother?
- Because they died when he was very young.
3- How many brothers and sisters did Pip have?
- six
4- With whom did Pip live for most of his life? / Who did Pip live with for most of his life?
- with his sister and her husband, Joe Gargery
5- What is Joe 's job?
- Joe Gargery was the village blacksmith
6- Do you think Pip's sister (Mrs Joe) was kind to him? Why ? Why not?
- No, because she was cruel and liked to complain about Pip
7- Was Joe treating Pip cruelly?
- No, they were friends and Joe was good natured.
8- Why do you think Pip went to his parents' graves on Christmas Eve?
- Because he was sad and lonely , and missed them
9- Why did Pip jump out of his skin when he was setting alone near the marshes?
- because a scary man appeared behind a grave
10- Describe the man that appear from behind the grave?
- There were leg-irons around his leg, he was wearing old grey clothes, his face was thin and dirty, and he was
shaking and wet.
11- Why was the convict “ Magwitch” surprised when he learned that Joe was a blacksmith?
- Because he needed a blacksmith’s file to remove (take off ) his leg-irons to get away from the marshes
quickly.
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12- Why did Pip help the man although he knew that he was one of the escaped convicts?
- Because the convict threatened Pip that he would kill him if he did not bring him the file and food. Pip also felt
sorry for him.
13- Who is the narrator? Why do you think Charles Dickens chose this person?
- Pip is the protagonist and narrator. Charles chose Pip to evoke the feelings and problems of childhood
14- How does Dickens use the natural environment to reflect the characters’ feelings? Use examples to explain
- Dickens used nature as a mirror that reflects and expresses the characters’ emotions.
15- How did Pip get his name?
- He found it difficult to say Philip Pirrip
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16- So now what do you think of Miss Havisham?
- I think she's mentally ill, and I think she's raising Estella as a weapon in order to break men's hearts as
revenge for what happened to her on her wedding day.
17- Mrs Havisham asked Pip ‘What will you be when you grow up, Pip?’ What was Pip’s answer?
- He is going to become Joe’s apprentice and learn to be a blacksmith
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18- Do you think Pip really wanted to be Joe's apprentice?
- At first, yes, he meant it, but after a while he changed and no longer wanted to be a blacksmith, and he began
to feel shame towards his home and family.
19- Why does Pip want to change his position in life?
- Because Estella was often in his thoughts, he loved her although he did not see her any more.
20- How did Beddy have a major role in achieving Pip's ambition?
- Pip tried to improve himself. He continued his education and worked hard. This was largely thanks to Biddy,
who gave Pip lessons and taught him as much as she knew
21- Why did not Pip like Orlick?
- Because Orlick often tried to make Pip’s life difficult at work.
22- What do you think is strange about Orlick?
- Orlick seems jealous of Pip as Pip is active and hard working, but Orlik is lazy and slow.
23- Do you feel sorry for Miss Havisham at all? Why?
- No, Because she wants revenge on all men and considers all men to be the same.
24- On the marshes, Who were they fighting?
- On the marshes a fight took place between two escaped convicts
25- Mrs Joe wasn’t very loving towards Pip. Give examples.
26- Pip has a powerful conscience. Give examples
- Pip felt guilty for taking the food and the file. He wanted to tell Joe, but he was afraid that Joe might not want
to be his friend anymore.
27- Estella is cold and cruel. Give examples
A) Estella is very rude to Pip when she first meets him.
28- Who are the pockets?
- Miss Havisham’s relatives
29- Why did Pip start to feel ashamed of his home and family?
- Because he did not want to be a blacksmith and was ashamed of his poor and simple life. He wanted to
become a gentleman.
30- Do you think that Pip is becoming a better person after meeting Miss Havisham? Why?
- No, despite his ambition to become a gentleman, he has come to hate his position in life and his work
31- How grateful was Joe to his father?
- Joe said that his father was a good person ‘had a good heart”, and Joe was grateful to his father for teaching
him to be a blacksmith.
32- Explain how Joe respected his wife.
- Although she was cruel and hated being the blacksmith's wife, he said, “she is a fine woman”.
33 Pip was very clever. explain.
- He worked every day, helping neighbours with small jobs, but in the evening he went to the village school. At
home he practised his writing
34- Why did Pip agree to go to Mrs Havisham House?
- Because his sister threatened him if he refuse to go there, she would make him work hard
35- What was Pip job at Mrs Havisham house?
- playing with a child who lives there
36- Who told Mrs Havisham about Pip?
- Uncle Pumblechook
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37- At the village school, who taught Pip how to write?
- The old lady and her grand-daughter, Biddy
38- Describe Mrs Havisham house.
- Old, large house with a gate and an untidy garden.
- The house looked unused and most of the doors were closed. Everything was dark inside
39- What did Pip think of Estella?
- He thought she is very proud. And very pretty. And very rude
40- Estella affirmed her class superiority over Pip. Explain
- By treating him rudely. Estella emphasizes her higher class
41- Why do you think the clock had stopped?
- Because time stopped for Miss Havisham on the day she didn’t get married.
42- Why were all the rooms in Miss Havisham’s house lit by candles?
- All the curtains were closed so no daylight could enter.
43- Estella described Pip as being “common”? Why does she do this?
- She is proud and rude and doesn’t want to play with him because she thinks he is beneath her.
MCQ Questions
Choose the correct answer
1. What is the name of Miss Havisham’s manor?
a-Satis House b-Lockmont c-Larchmont d-Satyr House
2. In what region of England are the marshes of the novel found?
a-Sussex b-Wessex c-Kent d-Gloucestershire
3. How old is Pip when Magwitch returns to his life?
a-9 b-23 c-18 d-7
4. In what publication was Great Expectations originally serialized? a-Home and Away
b-The English Almanac
c-Simple Wisdom d-All the Year Round
5. To what genre of fiction, defined by its depiction of a character’s growth from childhood to adulthood, does Great
Expectations belong?
a-Bildungsroman b-Kunstlerspiegel
c-Mannerism d-Victorian paternalism
6. Who is Pip’s tutor in London?
a-Harold Pocket b-Walter Pocket
c-Herbert Pocket d-Matthew Pocket
7. Who is Estella’s father?
a-Compeyson b-Magwitch c-Joe d-Jaggers
8. What action does Jaggers perform obsessively?
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a-He straightens his necktie. b-He adjusts his hair.
c-He signs his name. d-He washes his hands.
9. What is Pip’s reaction to Joe’s visit to him in London?
a-Embarrassment b-Joy c-Anger d-Resignation
10. Who takes credit for Pip’s rise in social status?
a-Mrs. Joe b-Joe c-Pumblechook d-Biddy
11. Who is responsible for the attack on Mrs. Joe?
a-Magwitch b-Orlick c-Compeyson d-Pip
12. For most of the novel, whom does Pip suspect of being his secret benefactor?
a-Jaggers b-Magwitch c-Joe d-Miss Havisham
13. What name does Wemmick call his elderly father?
a- “Aged Parent” b- “Venerable Ancestor”
c- “Decrepit Sire” d- “Old Feller” Who tells Pip that Compeyson was Miss Havisham’s
fiancé?
a-Wemmick b-Estella c-Herbert d-Magwitch
14. What is Herbert’s nickname for Pip?
a-Haydn b-Handel c-Mendelssohn d-Salieri
15. Where does Pip first encounter Magwitch?
a-The river b-Mrs. Joe’s house
c-The smithy d-The churchyard
16. Who is the “pale young gentleman”?
a-Wemmick b-Herbert c-Jaggers d-Startop
17. Whom does Estella marry?
a-Startop b-Pip c-Drummle d-Herbert
18. Who buys Herbert’s way into business?
a-Pip b-Miss Havisham c-Drummle d-Estella
19. What happens to Compeyson at the end of the novel?
a-He escapes with the Havisham fortune. b-He is shot by the police.
c-He is killed by Orlick. d-He disappears and is presumed drowned.
20. Where does Estella live when she goes abroad?
a-France b-Spain c-Germany d-Boston
21. What was the name of Miss Havisham’s brother, Compeyson’s first partner? a-Magwitch b-
Tumbler c-Arthur d-John
22. What accident befalls Miss Havisham before her death?
a-She is thrown from a horse. b-She falls from a window. c-A
table crushes her legs. d-She is burned in a fire.
23. What is the source of the Havisham fortune?
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a-Lumberyards b-A cotton mill c-A brewery d-A noble estate
24. What name does Magwitch use to hide his identity?
a-Provis b-Clovis c-Quo Vadis d-Uncle Caveat
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