Great Expectations

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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


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