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6th grade MYP – LL
Great Expectations – Worksheet
Name:_______________________________________________. Date: October, 2024
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CHAPTER 1 – IN THE CHURCHYARD
1 Who is Pip? Describe Pip providing as many details as you can, considering physical aspects
and personality traits.
2 Why does Pip help the convict? Mention and explain at least 2 reasons.
CHAPTER 2 – CHRISTMAS DAY
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1 Why is Pip terrified during Christmas dinner?
2 When Pip and Joe encounter the convict, they have a brief conversation. The convict doesn’t
want anyone to be blamed for the food and drinks he took. Why does he do this?
3 “ ‘You’re welcome to it, poor miserable fellow’, Joe said kindly.” (p.19) It seems Joe does not wish
to be cruel. From you point of view, what does Joe feel about the convict?
CHAPTER 3 – AT MISS HAVISHAM’S
1 Who is Miss Havisham? Describe her both physically and psychologically. Also, provide details
on Satis House.
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2 Who is Estella? Why do you think she is rude to Pip?
3 How do you think Pip feels when he leaves Satis House?
CHAPTER 4 – THE PALE YOUNG GENTLEMAN
1 What does Pip tell Mrs Joe about his visit to Satis House? Why do you think he says these
things?
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2 Pip goes into a different room with Miss Havisham. What does the room look like? What does the
room represent? What does Pip learn about Miss Havisham?
3 Who does Pip meet in the garden and what happens?
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CHAPTER 5 – “I MUST BECOME A GENTLEMAN!”
1 “You’re getting tall, Pip. What is the name of your brother-in-law, the blacksmith?” Miss Havisham
asked. Why is this an important question? What happens? How does Pip feel?
2 What happens to Mrs Joe? Who is Biddy?
3 “From that day I lived in fear” (p.32) Why does Pip say this?
CHAPTER 6 – GREAT EXPECTATIONS
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1 Who is Mr. Jaggers and what is the information he brings? Explain the details.
2 How does Jow feel about this information? Why?
3 What are the “great expectations” that Pip mentions at the end of the chapter?
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CHAPTER 7 – LEARNING TO BE A GENTLEMAN
1 Pip’s new friend tells him more about Miss Havisham. What does Pip learn about her?
2 Who is Bentley Drummle? Refer to the relationship between him and Pip.
3 Joe Gargery visits Pip in London. Why does he come? How does Joe behave? How does Pip
behave? Give your opinion on Pip’s behavior.
CHAPTER 8 - YOUNG MEN IN LOVE
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1 Pip goes to Satis House. How does he feel when he meets Estella again?
2 Miss Havisham talks to Pip about love. What does she say and why?
3 Why does Pip say he was in torment? (p.49)
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CHAPTER 9 – I COME OF AGE
1 “I now come to the time of which I am bitterly ashamed” Why is Pip ashamed?
2 Why does Biddy call Pip “Mr. Pip?
3 What happens between Estella and Miss Havisham? Refer to their conversation on page 56 and
explain how they feel about love.
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CHAPTER 10 – ABEL MAGWITCH
1 Who is Magwicth? Why is Pip afraid of him? Explain at least 3 reasons.
2 “You cannot have been ‘told’ anything. ‘Told’ means you have talked to that person. You cannot
have talked to him. He is in Australia. You must have been ‘informed’, Mr Jaggers warned me.”
What are the words told and informed between quotation marks? Explain in detail.
3 What do Pip and Herbert do next?
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CHAPTER 11 – SECRETS FROM THE PAST
1 Why are Pip’s expectations to an end?
2 Miss Havisham shows regret. What did she do? How does she feel about it?
3 What is the big secret that is revealed in this chapter? Why does Pip decide not to tell Estella?
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CHAPTER 12 – ESCAPE
1 How have Pip’s feelings about Magwitch changed?
2 Why is Magwitch happe when he dies?
CHAPTER 13 – FRIENDS TOGETHER
1 What happens to Pip inheritance?
2 “So my last dream disappeared” (p.80) What was this dream? Do you think Pip was being fair by
having this last dream?
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3 “And I knew that, this time, we would never, never part”
What does Pip mean by these words?
