Great Expectations
What was odd about all the halls and passageways in the house?
They were dark
Why did Pip spend time with Mr. Wopsle's great-aunt?
To learn how to read and write
Where did Mr. Wopsle, Joe, and Pip go with the soldiers?
To the marshes to capture the convicts
T/F Joe said it was OK the convict had eaten the pie
True
T/F Mrs. Joe Gargery not only hit Pip but also hit her husband, at times
True
T/F Nothing had been stolen from the house
True
T/F Pip and his sisters were not close in age
True
T/F Pip's original stranger (convict) knew nothing about the other man being out on the marshes
True
Who was a school teacher?
Wemmick
What did Uncle Pumblechook bring every Christmas?
a bottle of sherry wine & a bottle of port wine
How does the use of the first person narration reinforce the theme of the novel?
the theme is reflected in the lessons that Pip learns
T/F Mr. Jaggers "recommended" Mr. Matthew Pocket as a tutor for Pip
False
T/F Mrs. Joe was a pretty woman
False
T/F Mrs. Joe was pleased Pip was such a curious lad
False
T/F Pip told Biddy who the person was that once called him coarse and common
False
T/F Pip told Joe the whole truth about the stolen food
False
T/F Pip was not supposed to come to Miss. Havisham's anymore
False
As Pip left the convict that morning, what was the convict doing?
Filing the iron
What did Pip tell the grown-ups he had played with at Miss. Havisham's?
Flags
Pip was going to be brought up as a gentleman- in a word as a young fellow of what?
Great Expectaions
How did Pip try to get a better education?
Have Biddy teach him
When Mrs. Joe asked Pip where he had been, what was his answer?
He had been down to hear the Carols
What does Mr. Joe Gargery do for a living?
He is a blacksmith
Why didn't the young girl want to play with Pip?
He is a common, laboring boy
What did Uncle Pumblechook deal with in his business?
He was a seedman
Why did Pip run away from the table?
He was afraid of what would happen when they found out the pie was gone
What was the secret that only Mr. Jaggers knew and couldn't tell Pip?
the name of the one who is Pip's liberal benefactor
Pip compared Orlick's fighting ability to what character from earlier in the novel?
the pale, young gentleman
Who is associated with Hammersmith?
Mr. & Mrs. Pocket
Who was taking Pip to the place?
Mr. Pumblechook
After Mr. Wopsle's great-aunt and Biddy were done teaching Pip, who did he ask for more teaching?
Mr. Wopsle
Who had an acting career?
Mr. Wopsle
Who is Biddy?
Mr. Wopsle's great- aunt's granddaughter
After the argument with Joe, who did Orlick fight with?
Mrs. Joe
Who got hurt in the beginning of Ch. 15?
Mrs. Joe
What did Orlick argue with Joe about?
Mrs. Joe was upset that Orlick took a holiday, and Joe defended Mrs. Joe
What's "tickler"?
Mrs. Joe's beating stick
What was Pip's gift wrapped in?
crumpled paper
Pip told Estella that he would never do what for her again?
cry
When the girl gave Pip his food, what did he almost do in front of her?
cry
What was odd about all the clocks at Miss. Havisham's house?
The were all stopped at 20 minutes to 9
Who else did Pip see at the battery in the morning?
The young man/convict
What did Pip and Miss. Havisham do in this room?
danced in circles
What was the young girl's name?
Estella
Who was Pip afraid would see him all dirty at his new job?
Estella
T/F Joe was a hot-headed, mean man
False
When Pip went to the pantry, every noise he made seemed to be saying what?
"Stop thief!" & "Wake up Mrs. Joe!"
Who did he run into at the door?
A party of soldiers with muskets
Who did Pip meet while walking around outside?
A young gentleman in a grey suit
Who was the person who when they died away, they saw a vision of a woman white...with no heart?
Arthur
Who came to stay at Pip's to help out?
Biddy
Even though this young lady was nearly the same age as Pip, she kept calling him what?
Boy
Name 2 of the several things Pip stole from the pantry
Brandy and some bread
What kind of business buildings were along on side of Miss. Havisham's property?
Breweries
Pip had to stir the pudding for an hour because they were getting ready for what holiday?
Christmas
Who marries Hebert?
Clara
Who must take care of a bed ridden father?
Clara
Who thought Pip was a bad influence?
Clara
Because of the blow to her head, what was now wrong with Mrs. Joe?
Disturbed sight, greatly impaired hearing, greatly impaired memory & unintelligible speech
What did Joe's father die of?
Epilepsy; he had a seizure and died
What did Pip keep worrying about until his next week to visit Miss. Havisham's?
He would be punished for the fights
What kept happening to this person?
He would fall on his back
What was one of the main reasons, from his past, Joe was so nice to Mrs. Joe?
His dad beat his mom, and he didn't want to do the same to Mrs. Joe.
What did Joe tell Pip about his own father?
His father drank and was violent and that Joe and his mother had left his father many times. His father was the reason Joe didn't have an education
What did Pip now feel ashamed of?
His home and his life
Who does Pip live with?
His sister, Mrs. Joe Gargery
Pip's visit to Miss. Havisham is important because...?
It makes him feel miserable, ignorant and worthless
What did the old lady tell Pip was wrong with her heart?
It was broken
What was different about the front door at the Gargery's house today?
It was unlocked
To whom did Pip tell everything about what went on at Miss. Havisham's?
Joe
Who did Miss. Havisham ask Pip to bring with him to her house?
Joe
Who did Pip tell the truth to?
Joe
Who was the only grown-up who made Pip feel bad about lying?
Joe
Who won the first fight?
Joe
Who had a fist fight?
Joe and Orlick
What did the soldiers want?
Joe to fix their handcuffs
Who is Orlick?
Joe's forge worker
What did Pip decide he didn't like, at the end of the chapter?
Joe's trade
Who did Pip think had financed this new venture in his life?
Miss. Havisham
Who was Pip thinking of visiting?
Miss. Havisham
Where was Pip supposed to go?
Miss. Havisham's
Why were these people here (what special day was it)?
Miss. Havisham's birthday
Where had Pip seen this stranger before?
Miss. Havisham's house
When Mrs. Joe drew a hammer, who did Biddy think she was talking about?
Orlick
What is Pip's real name?
Phillip Pirrip
What was wrong with the brandy?
Pip put tar water into it
How did Pip know Uncle Pumblechook had never really seen Miss. Havisham?
Pip said things that weren't true, but Pumblechook believed them
What did Joe and Pip do Sunday's at the old battery out on the marshes?
Pip taught Joe to read
What did the noises Pip heard outside mean?
Pip thought that he heard the man with the iron leg saying he needed to be fed at that moment
Pip now went to Miss. Havisham's on what day, every year?
Pip's birthday
What was he supposed to do there?
Play cards
Who visited Pip's house regularly in the evenings?
Pumblechook
Who was the man that people in town thought was Pip's benefactor?
Pumblechook
Whenever Pip did an odd job for someone, what did he have to do with the earnings?
Put it into a money box to be contributed towards the liquidation of the National Debt
Who came to watch Pip and Miss. Havisham dance together?
Sarah Pocket, Estella, Camilla, Georgiana & Raymond
What did the convict do so Pip wouldn't get in trouble for the missing food?
The convict said the he had stolen the food
What was found on the ground beside Mrs. Joe?
a candle
How did Joe settle the argument?
a fight
What did the stranger stir his drink with?
a file
Pip told Biddy he wanted to be what?
a gentleman
What did Miss. Havisham give Pip on these occasions?
a guinea
What had happened in the town that Mr. Wopsle was raving about?
a murder
What did the stranger give Pip?
a shilling
What thing was on the long table in the room Pip stood?
a tablecloth, a centerpiece, speckled spiders, cobwebs & a wedding cake
When did Miss. Havisham tell Pip to come back?
after 6 days
What is the most significant difference between Herbert and Pip?
ambition
What are "hulks"?
big prison ships
Why did Miss. Havisham tell her to do it anyway, because she could eventually do what?
break Pip's heart
When Miss. Havisham asked a question, how did Joe answer?
by talking to Pip
When Pip put the bread there, what did Joe think he had done with it?
chawed it
What did Pip have to do (what did Mrs. Joe do to him) before he could go?
cleaned him up
Dickens ends on the account of Provis' arrival with the statement "This is the end of the second stage of Pip's expectations." Which feeling most clearly marks this point in the novel?
desperation
What motivates Miss. Havisham to discontinue her visits with Pip?
distress about his obvious affection for Estella
Where did Pip put his bread?
down the leg of his trousers
How did Mrs. Joe communicate?
drawing & writing
One of the names of this is Satis House, which means what?
enough
The source of Pip's inner conflict is a:
fear of the convict's return
What did this person want Pip to do?
fight him
What did the stranger mean when he said "wittles"?
food
The entire time the conversation was going on, Joe kept giving Pip more and more of what?
gravy
How did Mrs. Joe's injury change her temperament?
greatly improved
Which adjective best describes Pip's interaction with his sister?: grateful/pitying/guarded
guarded
Name one of the things the young girl (Estella) teased Pip about
his thick boots
What did the stranger have on his leg?
iron
What did Estella left Pip do?
kiss her on her cheek
What kind of questions did Uncle Pumblechook ask Pip all morning?
math questions (multiplication)
Which detail dates this novel to a much earlier time period?
people make even last minute plans by letter
What did the old lady order Pip to do (she said it was her sick fancy)?
play cards
Which of Joe's character traits prevents him from speaking direction to Miss. Havisham?
protectiveness toward Pip
What did Pip now do with Miss. Havisham, every other day?
push Miss. Havisham around in her wheelchair
As Pip walked home, how did he feel?
seld-conscious & ignorant
What attitude does the narrator have toward the child he once was?
sympathy
What did Mrs. Joe give Pip for medicine?
tar water
Where was Pip when he met the stranger?
the cemetary
Pip made a mental picture in his head of what his parents looked like, based on what?
their tombstones
Where had Estella gone?
to help teach a lady
Why did the stranger want a file?
to take the iron off of his leg
