Stage I of Pip's Expectations: Ch. I to XIX

Chapter I1. How does Dickens use setting to convey the mood right at the opening?2. What does Dickens' description of the first convict tell us about him?3. What is surprising about the narrative point-of- view Dickens has adopted?4. How does Dickens contrast the convict and Pip?5. But in what ways are these two characters similar?6. What objects does the convict want brought to him?7. What personal circumstance of Pip's is convenient for the convict?*Note: This is the first coincidence of a plot that comes to depend on coincidences.

Chapter II1. How does Dickens arouse our sympathies for certain characters?2. Why does Pip live with village blacksmith Joe Gargery?3. What is the nature of the relationship between these two characters?4. What object that Pip takes the convict makes him feel guilty and nearly gets him discovered?

Chapter III1. What is surprising about the attitude of the two convicts towards one another?2. What object in this chapter leads to a real mystery later on?

Chapter IVNote Mr. Wopsle's self-righteous biblical allusion: "Swine were the companions of the prodigal" (see Luke XV:11-32).1. Explain the expression "like monumental Crusaders as to their legs."2. What special occasion is being celebrated and how?3. And yet why does Pip feel apprehensive and miserable?

Chapter V1. How was the suspense of the previous chapter explained? (Note the effect of the serialized format on the novel's structure; this sustaining of suspense from the end of one instalment through the beginning of the next involved careful plotting to coincide with the closing and opening of "curtains.") 2. How did the first convict show his appreciation for Pip's loyalty at this point?3. What apparently is the cause of the hostility between the two convicts?4. Explain: "like a wicked Noah's ark" at the very end of the chapter.

Chapter VI1. Who is Pumblechook, and how does he get Pip into Satis House?

Chapter VII"I was to be apprenticed to Joe"--a seven-year apprenticeship was the usual way of entering a trade.1. How does Dickens satirize public education in this chapter?2. Note that Pip describes his alphabet as "a bramble bush" and his fingers as "thieves"; how do these references contribute to the book's imagery?3. Explain: "steam was yet in its infancy" (most British cities were connected by railways in 1860).4. What is implied about England's government when Dickens has Joe tell Pip that Mrs. Joe, being given to government, does not want him to be able to read and write?

Chapter VIII1. Note the connection between the vegetation and the prison imagery in the descriptions of both Pumblechook's shop and Miss Havisham's house; how is Pip's very name involved in this imagery?2. Note the description of Satis House: "old brick, and dismal and had a great many bars to it." What other type of building does the derelict mansion seem to resemble?3. Miss Havisham behaves like an aristocrat; by ________, however, her father made his fortune, which passed to her.4. What does Miss Havisham's appearance remind Pip of? How is this analogy apt?5. What about Pip does Estella criticize?6. What does his reaction to her criticism tell us about Pip?7. The key image for English society of the nineteenth century is the "rank garden with an old wall". God started our world , Dickens seems to say, as a paradise (The Garden of _________), but sinful and careless men have made a "rank garden" of it. Once again, the "old wall" suggests a prison. Early nineteenthth-century Britain had so many prisoners that there weren't prisons enough to hold them. Hence there are improvised prisons, the "_________" at the end of the "Meshes"; later, the convicts will be "transported" by prison ships to _________. Return means death.

Chapter IX1. Why does Pip "embroider" his account of his visit to Satis House?2. Why do Pumblechook and Mrs. Joe believe this far-fetched account?3. Note the admonition to the reader at the very end of the chapter; how does this passage further connect the story's vegetation and the prison imagery?

Chapter X1. How do we know the bank notes come from the convict?2. What does this incident with the bank notes indicate about Joe?

Chapter XI1. Why does Miss Havisham scorn her relatives? 2. Explain how "toadies and humbugs" applies to the Pockets.3. What strange epergne does Pip see on the table? How does this object relate to Miss Havisham's dress?

Chapter XII1. What kind of punishment does Pip expect for striking the young gentleman?2. Instead, Miss Havisham rewards Pip later: how?

Chapter XIII1. Why does Pip feel uncomfortable when he and Joe visit Satis House?2. Who takes most of the credit for Miss Havisham's generosity? Who takes the money?3. Explain: "I should never like Joe's trade. I had liked it once, but once was not now."

Chapter XIV1. What fear involving Estella "haunted" Pip now?2. Pip is ashamed of his home, and is unhappy there: why doesn't he run away?

Chapter XV1. Describe the two new characters introduced here and Pip's relationship with them.2. How does Joe get into a fight with Orlick? How does this fight become important later on?3. What becomes of Estella?4. Why does Pip identify himself with George Barnwell in George Lillo's play The London Merchant?

Chapter XVI

1. Who is suspected of the crime committed here, and why? 2. What does Dickens convey through Pip about the police?3. Whom does Biddy suspect of Mrs. Joe's assault, and why?

Chapter XVII 1. What additional reason does Pip now have for disliking Orlick?2. What is the relationship between Pip and Biddy now?3. What is the mental and emotional conflict Pip undergoes here?[Chapter XVIII1. Where had Pip encountered the mysterious stranger before?2. What were the conditions upon which Pip would receive his "great expectations"?3. What reason does Pip have for thinking Jaggers is Miss Havisham's agent in terms of his suddenly receiving "great expectations"?4. Though he now is to have wealth and education, why is Pip discontented?

Chapter XIX1. Why have Trabb and Pumblechook changed their attitude towards Pip?2. What clue are we given as to Trabb's true character?3. Why does Miss Havisham fail to correct Pip when he thanks her for his fortune?4. Compare "and the mists had all solemnly risen now, and the world lay spread before me" with the conclusion of John Milton's Paradise Lost, an epic poem based on the opening of "The Book of Genesis" in the Bible: The World was all before them, where to choose Thir place of rest, and providence thir guide: They hand-in-hand with wand'ring steps and slow, Through Eden took thir solitary way.This is the end of the first stage of Pip's Expectations and the end of the twelfth installment (16 February 1861).

Stage II of Pip's Expectations

Chapter XX1. What kind of lawyer is Mr. Jaggers? (That is, what is specialty?) 2. What is Pip's first impression of London?

Chapter XXI1. Who is Pip's room-mate? By coincidence, when did we meet him previously/2. Why does the selection of this young man as his companion confirm Pip's suspicions that Miss Havisham was his benefactor?

Chapter XXII"half-price to the theatre" -- at an evening performance, after the first play, admission was reduced in most Victorian theatres.1. What does his new friend tell Pip about Miss Havisham's past?2. Why has she ordered Herbert's father out of her house?3. What is Herbert's occupation? What does "cut into the Direction" suggest about his goals?

Chapter XXIIIMr. Pocket aspired to "the Woolsack" (the seat of the Lord Chancellor in the House of Lords) or the "mitre" (a bishop's hat).1. What is Herbert's father's chief fault? Why is he especially suitable to educate Pip?2. In what way are Mrs. Pocket and Pip alike? 3. How do Drummle and Startop differ?

Chapter XXIV Note: The Old Bailey was London's criminal court.

1. What kind of training is Mr. Pocket to give Pip? 2. What earlier impressions of Jaggers are confirmed?3. What is Wemmick's highly pragmatic philosophy?

Chapter XXV1. What does Pip share with Herbert besides the Barnard's Inn Chambers and the home in Hammersmith?2. What other side of Wemmick does Pip find at his Walworth "Castle"?Vocabulary: "Cracksmen" are housebreakers or burglars; "Britannia metal" is a cheap substitute for silver;

Chapter XXVIThe "Witches' cauldron" is a reference to the apparitions that rise from the Weird Sisters' cooking-pot in Macbeth, IV, 1. What is Jaggers' warning to Pip concerning Drummle? 2. What is mysterious about Molly?

Chapter XXVII"I had made this monster" is a humorous allusion to Mary Shelley's 1818 Gothic novel Frankenstein, in which a young scientist creates a highly destructive and resentful monster.1. Why is Joe's visit not a success? 2. Why does Joe come to London?3. Which play by Shakespeare is indicated by "the highest tragic walk of our National Bard"?

Chapter XXVIIIA "Half-way House" is a roadside inn that is the mid-point of a coach journey. 1. How is the convict theme re-introduced?2. "Verb. Sap." is a Latin abbreviation meaning "To a wise man, a word is enough." Why is this expression used here?3. Who is famous in his hometown as Pip's earliest companion, patron and friend? What is Pip's attitude to this supposed fact?

Chapter XXIX "Tag and Rag and Bobtail"--a mob or rabble wearing ragged clothes.1. In what role does Pip see himself as he returned to Miss Havisham's?2. In his feelings for Estella, how does Pip come to follow Miss Havisham's teaching?3. Why does Pip not visit Joe?

Chapter XXX1. How did Pip "get even with" Orlick? 2. How did Herbert's "love life" show a contrast with that of Pip?3. Why does Pip refer to the codfish and barrel of oysters he sends to Joe as "penitential"?4. Why does Herbert use the nick-name "Handel" for Pip?5. Why does Herbert accuse Pip of "looking into our gift-horse's mouth with a magnifying glass"?Vocabulary: "sour grapes" is an allusion to a fable by the Greek Aesop (c. 620-c. 560 BC) in which a fox consoles himself for a crow's unwillingness to help him obtain a bunch of grapes. The term indicates Herbert's wide reading, and suggests that he feels Pip is deluding himself about being intended for Estella.

Chapter XXXI1. How does Pip's night at the theatre only increase his anxieties instead of easing them?

Chapter XXXII1. Why does Dickens include a picture of Newgate Prison?2. How does Estella appear to Pip in contrast to his visit to the prison?

Chapter XXXIII1. Why has Estella come to London? 2. Why is Pip so full of misery after seeing her?

Chapter XXXIV

1. Why does Pip's life in London make things difficult for Herbert? 2. What Club did they join? What is the narrator's attitude towards this club? Covent Garden = at the time, a disreputable part of London frequented at night by prostitutes.

Chapter XXXV1. How does Mrs. Joe's death affect Pip? 2. Why does her death not bring Pip and Joe any closer together?

Chapter XXXVI1. How do Pip's fortunes improve on his twenty-first birthday? 2. What does Pip still not find out?

Chapter XXXVII1. What plan does Wemmick propose for Pip's desire to help Herbert? 2. What humorous touch concerning Wemmick is shown?

Chapter XXXVIII1. Why is Miss Havisham so pleased with Estella's behaviour? 2. How does the success of Miss Havisham's teaching cause her grief? 3. What happened to cause Pip even more pain in his pursuit of Estella?

Chapter XXXIX1. Who is the strange visitor? Why has he come?2. What is Pip's reaction to this revelation in regard to himself? In regard to Estella? In regard to Joe? Vocabulary: "A Game One" is a lively, eager, daring fellow; Magwitch pronounces "vermin" (a repulsive creature such as a rat) "warmint," indicating his low-class speech.

Stage III of Pip's Expectations

Chapter XL1. What is the new problem that Pip faces?2. What is his frightful but rich patron's name?3. How does Pip's discussion with Jaggers disabuse him of the notion that Miss Havisham has been his patron?Vocabulary - he wears a pea coat" (a sailor's heavy blue woolen jacket). The "Calendar" to which Pip alludes is the infamous Newgate Calendar (1771) containing the biographies of notorious criminals. Finally, Pip compares himself to Mary Shelley's Victor Frankenstein, "the imaginary student pursued by the misshapen creature who made me" for he sees Magwitch in terms of both the creator and the persecutor in the 1818 novel.

Chapter XLI1. Upon his return, what solution does Herbert suggest?Vocabulary: "muzzled" = restricted, confined, suggesting that Magwitch is trying to be "genteel" for the sake of Pip and Herbert.

Chapter XLII: "Magwitch's Story"1. What kind of life had Magwitch had as a child, and then as an adult?2. What do we learn of the cause of Magwitch's hatred for Compeyson (the second convict)?3. What do we learn about a certain "mad lady"?4. What was the result of Magwitch's assault on Compeyson after their escape from the prison ship?5. What details does Herbert add?

Chapter XLIII1.What added danger do they now realize "Provis" to be in?

Chapter XLIV1.Why does Miss Havisham lead Pip on to believe she was his benefactress?2. What admission does Estella make to Pip? 3. What is Pip's reply?

Chapter XLV1. Why is it necessary to move Magwitch? 2. What does Wemmick advise Pip to get hold of?

Chapter XLVI1. Where is "Mr. Campbell" found by Pip? 2. Why is Pip to obtain a boat?

Chapter XLVII1.Why des Pip return Magwitch's unopened pocket book? 2. Who sits behind Pip at the theatre?

Chapter XLVIII1. Who does Pip feel Molly to be? What reasons does he have for his suspicions?2. What sort of husband does Jaggers think The Spider would be to Estella?3. The phrase "over the broomstick" means "not legally married," and implies a common-law marriage. Who are the people who were "married" in this informal manner?4. Hounslow Heath, about twelve miles west of London, was a maze of footpaths: What event transpired there?

Chapter XLIX1. Why does Pip go to Satis House? 2. What does Miss Havisham ask of Pip in return for the £900?3. What information does she give him about Estella?4. Although Pip has saved Miss Havisham from the fire, how is she when he leaves?

Chapter L1. From what Magwitch tells Pip, what does Pip deduce?

Chapter LI1. In confirming his conclusion, what side of his nature did Jaggers show?

Chapter LII1. What good thing does Pip complete? 2. How has Pip's rescue of Miss Havisham delayed his plans?3. When do they plan to put their plan into action? 4. Where does Pip go Monday night?5. What happens to the letter which concerns his uncle Provis?

Chapter LIII1. Who captures Pip in the old sluice house? 2. Why does Pip feel he was doomed?3. How is Pip providentially saved?

Chapter LIV1.What news disturbs Pip when they got Magwitch as far as the public-house on the river?2. How are his fears justified when they set out for the steamer?3. How does Pip's attitude toward Magwitch change after the convict had been rescued from the water?

Chapter LVA note of suspense "Don't go home". "Hummums," a hotel in Covent Garden, had once been a Turkish bath: Hammam" is Arabic for "bathtub."1.What happened to Compeyson, who had prevented Magwitch's escape?2. What kept Pip from taking a job with Herbert?

3. What is characteristic about Wemmick's wedding?4. The "Pool" is a particularly busy stretch of the Thames between London Bridge and Greenwich: why is Provis to be kept here? Chapter LVI1. How does Pip repay his benefactor before Magwitch escaped his hanging sentence through death?

Chapter LVII1. Who has nursed Pip through his illness and paid his debts?2. What does Joe tell Pip of Miss Havisham's generosity in death?Vocabulary: Joe mispronounces "codicil" (a legally binding addition to a will) as "coddleshell," as if referring to coddled eggs, "coddle" meaning both "to boil gently" and "to treat as an invalid.

Chapter LVII1.What does Pip plan to do after Joe left?

Chapter LVIII1. What does Pip do when he found Joe and Biddy happily married?

Chapter LIX1. When Pip visited Biddy and Joe and their two children eleven years later, what did Biddy advise him to do?2. What had Pip heard of Estella? 3. What change had come over Estella when he met her at the site of Satis House?4. How does "a cold silvery mist" recall the end of the First Stage of Pip's expectations? Why is Dickens making this connection?5. In what ways does the revised ending seem as believable as the original one?[The last weekly instalment in All the Year Round, 3 August, ended here.]

1. What is the Bildungsroman genre and how well does Great Expectations fit into it? Trace Pip's development under the definition of Bildungsroman using specific examples.

2. Identify the basic plot twists in each of the three stages of Pip's great expectations.

3. Several of the characters' names are a symbolic reflection of their personalities. Make a list of them, and explain the appropriateness of their names.

4. Trace the events that cause Pip to erroneously believe Miss Havisham is his patron. List specific scenes and events that support his assumption.

5. Discuss Mr. Wopsle as a comic foil to Pip.

6. Several of the characters seem transformed from bad to good, starting with Mrs. Joe. Make a list and explain how and why they are transformed.

7. Though "great expectations" seem to be the true antagonist in the novel, there are some characters who also provide conflict in Pip's journey. Who are they? Comment on each of them as "villains"?

8. Dickens seems to be making a criticism of class differences in society in this novel. Discuss Estella as an example of Dickens' social commentary. This discussion should include references to her parents as well as her upbringing under Miss Havisham.

9. How is irony used in the novel?

10. Compare and contrast the following characters: Estella and Biddy, Joe and Magwitch, Jaggers and Wemmick, Orlick and Compeyson

Stage I of Pip's Expectations: Ch. I to IX Chapter I

1. How does Dickens use setting to convey the mood right at the opening? The use of the setting of the graveyard works a mood of isolation and desolation. Pip is isolated by the fact he is an orphan and the convict is isolated by his crimes.

2. What does Dickens' description of the first convict tell us about him?A: The man is stubborn because he has born a lot as evidenced by his clothes. He has probably been swimming in a marsh, run through briars and nettles.

3. What is surprising about the narrative point-of-view Dickens has adopted?A: The point-of-view is first person supposedly the events happened many years before yet are recalled in amazing detail.

4. How does Dickens contrast the convict and Pip?A: The convict's speech is written in dialect while (though Pip has a dialect) Pip's is written normally.

5. But in what ways are these two characters similar?/P> A: They are isolated -- Pip by being an orphan and the convict by his crimes.

6. What objects does the convict want brought to him? The convict wants a file and food ("wittles").

7. What personal circumstance of Pip's is convenient for the convict?/P> A: Pip is living with his sister and her husband -- a blacksmith -- and can get a file easily.

Chapter II

1. How does Dickens arouse our sympathies for certain characters?/P> A: Dickens arouses our sympathies be his descriptions of people and incidents.

2. Why does Pip live with village blacksmith Joe Gargery?/P> A: Pip is an orphan, and his sole surviving sibling, his sister (Joe's wife) is his guardian.

3. What is the nature of the relationship between these two?/P> A: Pip and Joe are comfortable around each other and friends, despite their age differences, possibly because they suffer equally under Mrs. Joe's tyrannical "government."

4. What object that Pip takes the convict makes him feel guilty and nearly gives him away? /P> A: The "savoury pork pie" reserved as the crowning point of the Christmas dinner.

Chapter III

1. What is surprising about the attitude of the two convicts towards one another?/P> A: They don't like each other; in fact, Pip's convict seems afraid of the other.2. What object in this chapter leads to a real mystery later on?/P> A: The convict's leg iron.

Chapter IV

Note Mr. Wopsle's self-righteous biblical allusion : "Swine were the companions of the prodigal" (see Luke XV:11-32).1. Explain: "like monumental Crusaders as to their legs."/P> A: On brass memorials in churches, Crusaders had their legs crossed to show they had been in the crusades.2. What special occasion is being celebrated and how?/P> A: Christmas is being celebrated with a special dinner.3. And yet why does Pip feel apprehensive and miserable?/P> A: Pip is afraid someone will discover the missing food and punish him.The second instalment (8 Dec., 1860) ended here: is Pip about to be arrested?

Chapter V1. How was the suspense of the previous chapter explained? (Note the effect of the serialized format on the novel's structure; this sustaining of suspense from the end of one instalment through the beginning of the next involved careful plotting to coincide with the closing and opening of "curtains.") The soldiers want help looking for the convicts.2. How did the first convict show his appreciation for Pip's loyalty at this point? The convict said he took the food.3. What apparently is the cause of the hostility between the two convicts? Pip's convict feels himself cheated or wronged by the other.4. Explain: "like a wicked Noah's ark" at the very end of the chapter.A: The "Hulks" are convict ships; they contain all manner of men but evil men.The third instalment (15 Dec., 1860) endedended here.]

Chapter VI 1. Who is Mr. Pumblechook, and how does he get Pip into Satis House? He is Pip and Mrs. Joe's uncle. Miss Havisham asked Pumble chock to find a boy for her so that her (adopted) daughter would have an age-appropriate playmate.

Chapter VII: " I was to be apprenticed to Joe"-- a seven-year apprenticeship was the usual way of entering a trade.1. How does Dickens satirize public education in this chapter? He describes the "ragged school" to which Pip goes as utterly inadequate.

2. Note that Pip describes his alphabet as "a bramble bush" and his fingers as "thieves"; how do these references contribute to the book's imagery? The convicted thief, the escaped convict, torn by thorns and brambles, is the basis of Pip's expectations. The graveyard and Satis House, indicative of Pip's dead parents and Estella's adoptive mother, are both in need of weeding.3. Explain: "steam was yet in its infancy." Most British cities were connected by railways in the 1860s, but the railway age began about twenty years earlier; in Pip's childhood, steam power would have been used for pumps in mines.4. What is implied about England's government when Dickens has Joe tell Pip that Mrs. Joe, being "given to government," does not want him to be able to read and writeThe government wants the people to remain docile and ignorant, and therefore easy to direct.The fourth instalment (22 Dec., 1860) endedended here.]

Chapter VIII 1. Note the connection between the vegetation and the prison imagery in the descriptions of both Pumblechook's shop and Miss Havisham's house; how is Pip's very name involved in this imagery?/P> A: A "pip" is a seed in, for example, an orange or lemon.2. Note the description of Satis (Latin, meaning "enough" or "plenty," as in satisfaction) House: "old brick, and dismal and had a great many bars to it." Q: What other type of building does the derelict mansion seem to resemble?/P> A: With its bars and walls it resembles a prison.3. Miss Havisham behaves like an aristocrat; by brewing, however, her father made his fortune, which passed to her.4. What does Miss Havisham's appearance remind Pip of? How is this analogy apt?/P> A: A corpse. She isn't living really. She has shut herself up in the house as if it were her coffin.5. What about Pip does Estella criticize?/P> A: His calling knaves "jacks" (by implication, she is criticizing his lower-middle class speech).6. What does his reaction to her criticism tell us about Pip? He feels very much out of place; he is very sensitive.7. The key image for English society of the 19th century is the "rank garden with an old wall". God started our world , Dickens seems to say, as a paradise (The Garden of Eden ), but sinful and careless men have made a "rank garden" of it. Once again, the "old wall" suggests a prison. Early 19th century Britain had so many prisoners that there weren't prisons enough to hold them. Hence there are improvised prisons, the "Hulks" at the end of the ‘Meshes'; later, the convicts will be "transported" by prison ships to Australia. Return means death.The fifth instalment (29 Dec., 1860) ended here.]

Chapter IX 1. Why does Pip "embroider" his account of his visit to Satis House?/P> A: He doesn't think the truth will be believed; if his story is accounted "false" by his sister, she will punish him with "Tickler."2. Why do Pumblechook and Mrs. Joe believe this far-fetched account? Its very bizarreness is just what they expected.3. Note the admonition to the reader at the very end of the chapter; how does this passage further connect the story's vegetation and the prison imagery? It speaks of chains of iron and flowers.

Chapter X

1. How do we know the bank notes come from the convict? The person delivering them stirred his drink with the file Pip had stolen; later, we realize the significance of allusions to dirt, grease, and cattle markets, since Magwitch has begun work on a sheep farm in Australia.2. What does this incident with the bank notes indicate about Joe? He is scrupulously honest.The sixth instalment (5 Jan., 1861) endedended here.]

Chapter XI 1. Why does Miss Havisham scorn her relatives? They just want her money, and so only pretend to like her.2. Explain: "toadies and humbugs" (the Pockets). A toadie is a bootlicker; a humbug is a fraud, an impostor, or a confidence-man.3. What strange epergne does Pip see on the table? A rotting cake covered with insects. How does this object relate to Miss Havisham's dress? It is a bridal cake.The seventh instalment (12 Jan., 1861) endedended here.]

Chapter XII 1. What kind of punishment does Pip expect for striking the young gentleman? Being beaten.2. Instead, Miss Havisham rewards Pip later: how? Estella (perhaps at Miss Havisham's instigation) offers to kiss Pip after the fight. He is permitted to wheel her around the room singing "Old Clem," just as if nothing had happened. Finally, she provides the funds necessary for Pip's apprenticeship to Joe.

Chapter XIII 1. Why does Pip feel uncomfortable when he and Joe visit Satis House? He is ashamed of Joe's commonness.2. Who takes most of the credit for Miss Havisham's generosity? Pumblechook Who takes the money? Mrs. Joe 3. Explain: "I should never like Joe's trade. I had liked it once, but once was not now." Pip was happy in his ignorance of a classier life; now he knows and wants a better life.The eighth instalment (19 Jan., 1861) endedended here.]

Chapter XIV 1. What fear involving Estella "haunted" Pip now? She will visit the forge and see how "common" he has become as an apprentice blacksmith.2. Pip is ashamed of his home, and is unhappy there: why doesn't he run away? He is loyal to Joe rather than his sister or his new vocation.

Chapter XV 1. Describe the two new characters introduced here and Pip's relationship with them. Orlick -- despicable; Pip dislikes him. Biddy -- quiet, diligent, charming; Pip likes her.2. How does Joe get into a fight with Orlick? Orlick wants some time off because Pip is getting some time off.3. How does this fight become important later on? Orlick really hates Pip, and also Mrs. Joe; consequently, Orlick attempts to murder Mrs. Joe because he perceives Pip as the favourite.4. What becomes of Estella? She is sent away to Paris in order to acquire the manners and language of a true aristocrat, a lady.5. Why does Pip identify himself with George Barnwell in George Lillo's The London Merchant? Young Barnwell betrayed his master (just as Pip chafes against his work and social station), and then felt guilty and ungrateful, just as Pip does.The ninth instalment (26 Jan., 1861) endedended here.]

Chapter XVI1. Who is suspected of the crime committed here, and why? Convicts are suspected because of the extreme brutality of the assault and the weapon used (a filed-through pair of manacles.

2. What does Dickens convey through Pip about the police? They are utterly incompetent in their investigation because they do not focus on clues. 3. Whom does Biddy suspect of Mrs. Joe's assault, and why? She suspects the powerful Orlick because he hated Mrs. Joe.

Chapter XVII1. What additional reason does Pip now have for disliking Orlick? May have hurt his sister and pose a threat to Biddy and Joe. 2. What is the relationship between Pip and Biddy now? Friendly 3. What is the mental and emotional conflict Pip undergoes here?The tenth instalment (2 Feb., 1861) endedended here.]

Chapter XVIII 1. Where had Pip encountered the mysterious stranger before? At Satis House2. What are the conditions upon which Pip will receive his ‘great expectations'? He must retain the name "Pip" and must not try to find out where they come from.3. What reason does Pip have for thinking Jaggers is Miss Havisham's agent in terms of his suddenly receiving ‘great expectations'? He has seen Jaggers act as Miss Havisham's agent and legal adviser (by coincidence, Jaggers acts in these capacities for Magwitch as well.4. Though he now is to have wealth and education, why is Pip discontent? He wants Estella, but is worried that she may not be intended for him.

Chapter XIX1. Why have Trabb and Pumblechook changed their attitude towards Pip? He's suddenly a wealthy young man capable of extending patronage to their shops and making them seem respectable "purveyors" of goods to the affluent.2. What clue are we given as to Trabb's true character?3. Why does Miss Havisham fail to correct Pip when he thanks her for his fortune? She 4. Compare "and the mists had all solemnly risen now, and the world lay spread before me" with the conclusion of John Milton's Paradise Lost, an epic poem based on the opening of "The Book of Genesis" in the Bible:The World was all before them, where to choose Thir place of rest, and providence thir guide: They hand-in-hand with wand'ring steps and slow, Through Eden took thir solitary way.THIS IS THE END OF THE FIRST PAGE OF PIP'S EXPECTATIONS and the end of the twelfth instalment (16 Feb., 1861)Note on Symbolism: A literary symbol extends the meaning of a word or phrase beyond its usual literal or denotative meaning by bringing in its many associative or connotative meanings. How are the following Symbolic? Pip, Estella, Pocket, Hubble, meshes.

STAGE II OF PIP'S EXPECTATIONS:Chapter XX1. What kind of lawyer is Mr. Jaggers? That is, what is his specialty? He is a criminal (defense) attorney who has a high success rate in the courts.2. What is Pip's first impression of London?

Chapter XXI1. Who is Pip's room-mate? By coincidence, where have we met him previously? The "fighting boy" at Satis House, Herbert Pocket. 2. Why does the selection of this young man as his companion confirm Pip's suspicions that Miss Havisham was his benefactor? Herbert is a cousin of the aged heiress.

Chapter XXII1. What does his new friend tell Pip about Miss Havisham's past? Her love affair with Compeyson.2. Why has she ordered Herbert's father out of her house?3. What is Herbert's occupation? What does "cut into the Direction" suggest about his goals? He is a mere office clerk, but aspires (probably unreasonably) to sit on the board of directors of a powerful trading firm such as The British East India Company.

Chapter XXIII1. What is Herbert's father's chief fault? Why is he especially suitable to educate Pip? Although a spendthrift who is constantly in debt, Mr. Pocket is a scholar and a gentleman.2. In what way are Mrs. Pocket and Pip alike? They are snobs.3. How do Drummle and Startop differ? Drummle is bitter, sarcastic, and moody (essentially unhappy with himself, despite his wealth and social status); Startop is happy-go-lucky and pleasant.

Chapter XXIV1. What kind of training is Mr. Pocket to give Pip? Pip is being trained to be a "gentleman" in the class-conscious sense of the term.2. What earlier impressions of Jaggers are confirmed? His astuteness and no-nonsense character are affirmed; his is an emotionally detached existence.3. What is Wemmick's highly pragmatic philosophy? Get "portable property" -- think about money, not about human beings (this is his "Little Britain" philosophy, which is the opposite of his "Walworth Sentiments").

Chapter XXV1. What does Pip share with Herbert besides the Barnard's Inn Chambers and the home in Hammersmith? debts2. What other side of Wemmick did Pip find at his Walworth "Castle"? The social , congenial, personal side is revealedended here.]

Chapter XXVI

The "Witches cauldron" is a reference to the apparitions that rise from the Weird Sisters' cooking-pot in Macbeth, IV, 1. What is Jaggers' warning to Pip concerning Drummle? The young man is dangerous because he has the cast of criminality upon his features.2. What is mysterious about Molly? Her powerful arms and strong hands are kept discreetly hidden.

Chapter XXVII1. Why is Joe's visit not a success? Pip feels that Joe is an embarrassment and a burden, and Joe clearly feels uncomfortable away from his forge and among "society" in the metropolis.2. Why does Joe come to London?3. Which play by Shakespeare is indicated by "the highest tragic walk of our National Bard"? The play is The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, a text noted for his images of graveyards, rank gardens, and weeds, and its guilt-stricken hero who tries to keep faith with his father's spirit.

Chapter XXVIII1. How is the convict theme re-introduced? Magwitch, a condemned felon, returns in spite of a law that will execute him and confiscate his property. He returns to reveal himself as the author of Pip's "Great Expectations."2. "Verb. Sap." is a Latin abbreviation meaning "To a wise man, a word is enough." Why is this expression used here? The sophisticated Latin abbreviation indicates that, without naming names, the editorial writer is criticizing Pip for having forgotten his humble origins and the relative responsible (supposedly) for his recent good fortune, Mr. Pumblechook.3. Who is "famous" in his hometown as Pip's earliest companion, patron, and friend? Pumblechook

Chapter XXIX1. In what role does Pip see himself as he returned to Miss Havisham's? suitor2. In his feelings for Estella, how does Pip come to follow Miss Havisham's teaching?3. Why does Pip not visit Joe? His unsophisticated brother-in-law embarrasses him.The eighteenth instalment (30 March, 1861) endedended here.]

Chapter XXX1. How did Pip "get even with"Orlick? He sees to it that Orlick is discharged (fired).3. Why does Pip refer to the codfish and barrel of oysters he sends to Joe as "penitential"? Pip feels guilty about how he has treated Joe, and has sent these gifts as a sign of repentence.4. Why does Herbert use the nick-name "Handel" for Pip? The 18th c. Anglo-German composer George Frederick Handel wrote an air called "The Harmonious Blacksmith," so the nick-name is a constant reminder of Pip's origins. Dickens was in the habit of nicknaming his friends and family in just such a manner -- for example, he nicknamed novelist George Eliot "Adam Bede" after the protagonist in one of her early novels.5. Why does Herbert accuse Pip of "looking into our gift-horse's mouth with a magnifying glass"? Despite his miraculous transformation, Pip is "looking a gift-horse in the mouth" by being critical of his condition since, although he seems destined to marry Estella, she is "thousands of miles away."

Chapter XXXI1. How does Pip's night at the theatre only increase his anxieties instead of easing them?The nineteenth instalment (6 April, 1861) endedended here.]

Chapter XXXII1. Why does Dickens include a picture of Newgate Prison?2. How does Estella appear to Pip in contrast to his visit to the prison?

Chapter XXXIII1. Why has Estella come to London?

2. Why is Pip so full of misery after seeing her?The twentieth instalment (13 April, 1861) endedended here.]

Chapter XXXIV1. Why does Pip's life in London make things difficult for Herbert?2. What Club did they join? What is the nature of this club? A group of adolescent, spoiled rich boys come together to drink and smoke, calling themselves "The Finches of the Grove" (Dickens's satire on adult men's clubs in London).

Chapter XXXV1. How does Mrs. Joe's death affect Pip? He is not sorry to see her gone, but feels guilty about that response. He is also disgusted by the lack of feeling that masquerades as deep-felt grief according to rituals of mourning dictated by Victorian social conventions.2. Why does her death not bring Pip and Joe any closer together?The twenty-first instalment (20 April, 1861) endedended here.]

Chapter XXXVI1. How do Pip's fortunes improve on his twenty-first birthday? All fortune is his: he receives his "Great Expectations."2. What does Pip still not find out? He cannot learn the identity of his benefactor.

Chapter XXXVII1. What plan does Wemmick propose for Pip's desire to help Herbert? Anonymous help: he will provide the funds to promote Herbert's career.2. What humorous touch concerning Wemmick is shown?The twenty-second instalment (27 April, 1861) endedended here.]

Chapter XXXVIII1. Why is Miss Havisham so pleased with Estella's behaviour? It is just what she wanted: Estella is proud and contemptuous -- a real "man- killer."2. How does the success of Miss Havisham's teaching cause her grief? Estella is heartless even to her.3. What happened to cause Pip even more pain in his pursuit of Estella? Drummle has announced his engagement to her.The twenty-third instalment (4 May, 1861) endedended here.]

Chapter XXXIX1. Who is the strange visitor? Magwitch, the convict from the opening chapters.2. Why has he come? He wishes to see Pip grownup, a gentleman (appropriate revenge on the governing class).3. What is Pip's reaction to this revelation? He is stunned, incredulous. a)in regard to himself? He is shocked that the source of his fortunes is a criminal. b)In regard to Estella? He realizes that Miss Havisham did not intend her to be his wife; in fact, his assumptions about Miss Havisham's motives were groundless. c)In regard to Joe? He begins to appreciate Joe.Thetwenty-fourth instalment (11 May, 1861) endedended here.]

STAGEIII OF PIP'S EXPECTATIONS

Chapter XL1. What is the new problem that Pip faces? He is harbouring a wanted criminal, a convict, in his house.2. What is his frightful but rich patron's name? Magwitch (alias "Provis").3. How does Pip's discussion with Jaggers disabuse him of the notion that Miss Havisham has been his patron? The lawyer insists that "only he" (Abel Wagwitch) is the unknown benefactor.The twenty-fifth instalment (18 May, 1861) endedended here.]

Chapter XLI1. Upon his return, what solution does Herbert suggest? They should spirit "Provis" out of the country aboard the Hamburg steamer.Chapter XLII1. What kind of life had Magwitch had as a child, and then as an adult? As a child, he was starved, beaten, and unloved; naturally, he stole to survive, and grew up a criminal. From that point, he was constantly "in jail and out of jail." Living in the Australian Outback, Magwitch has worked hard at sheep ranching and become financially successful.2. What do we learn of the cause of Magwitch's hatred for Compeyson (the second convict)? Compeyson, a gentleman, manipulated the legal system so that Magwitch took the blame for his crimes.3. What do we learn about a certain "mad lady"? Compeyson was her lover who, with her brother Arthur, cheated her and abandoned her.4. What was the result of Magwitch's assault on Compeyson after their escape from the prison ship? Compeyson excused his escape as motivated by fear of Magwitch, and received light punishment while Magwitch was put in irons and sentenced to penal servitude for life.5. What details does Herbert add? Arthur Havisham conspired with Compeyson.The twenty-sixth instalment (25 May, 1861) endedended here.]

Chapter XLIII1.What added danger do they now realize "Provis" to be in? Before, return meant apprehension and execution; now he may be impeached by Compeyson.

Chapter XLIV1.Why does Miss Havisham lead Pip on to believe she was his benefactress?2. What admission does Estella make to Pip?3. What is Pip's reply?The twenty-seventh instalment (1 June, 1861) endedended here.]

Chapter XLV1. Why is it necessary to move Magwitch?2. What does Wemmick advise Pip to get hold of?

Chapter XLVI1. Where is "Mr. Campbell" found by Pip?2. Why is Pip to obtain a boat? To enable Magwitch to row out to the Hamburg steamer. The twenty-eighth instalment (8 June, 1861) endedended here.]

Chapter XLVII1.Why des Pip return Magwitch's unopened pocket book?2. Who sits behind Pip at the theatre? Compeyson.

Chapter XLVIII1. Who does Pip feel Molly to be? Estella's mother2. What reasons does he have for his suspicions? Molly and Estella actually look alike; Jaggers connects Magwitch to Miss Havisham.3. What sort of husband does Jaggers think The Spider would be to Estella? Perfect, ha ha!" (Verbal irony). In other ords, he will be brutal and domineering.4. The phrase "over the broomstick" means "not legally married" and implies a common-law marriage. Who are the people who were "married" in this informal manner? Provis (Magwitch) and Molly.

5. Hounslow Heath, about twelve miles west of London, was a maze of footpaths: What event transpired there? The murder of one trampwoman by another.

The twenty-ninth instalment (15 June, 1861) endedended here.]

Chapter XLIX1. Why does Pip go to Satis House?2. What does Miss Havisham ask of Pip in return for the 900 pounds?3. What information does she give him about Estella? The girl was adopted through Jaggers.4. Although Pip has saved Miss Havisham from the fire, how is she when he leaves? She is in critical condition.

Chapter L1. From what Magwitch tells Pip, what does Pip deduce? That Molly was Magwitch's wife, that they had a child, and that the child is Estella..The thirtieth instalment (22 June, 1861) endedended here.]

Chapter LI1. In confirming his conclusion, what side of his nature did Jaggers show? He reveals his sentimental side, his passion for social justice, his concern about the welfare of his fellow man.

Chapter LII1. What good thing does Pip complete?2. How has Pip's rescue of Miss Havisham delayed his plans?3. When do they plan to put their plan into action?4. Where does Pip go Monday night?5. What happens to the letter which concerns his uncle Provis?The thirty-first instalment (29 June, 1861) endedended here.]

Chapter LIII1. Who captures Pip in the old sluice house? Orlick2. Why does Pip feel he was doomed? No one knew he was there, so he has no hope of being rescued.3. How is Pip providentially saved? Herbert and Trabb's boy arrive just in time to save him.Dickens wrote in a memorandum that Pip is now about 23, and that he was about 7 at the opening of the story. Magwitch, now 60, was about 40 when he first met Compeyson.The thirty-second instalment (6 July, 1861) endedended here.]

Chapter LIV1.What news disturbs Pip when they got Magwitch as far as the public-house on the river?2. How are his fears justified when they set out for the steamer? A launch pursues them.3. How does Pip's attitude toward Magwitch change after the convict had been rescued from the water? He felt sorry for him.The thirty-third instalment (13 July, 1861) endedended here.]

Chapter LVA note of suspense: "Don't go home". "Hummums," a hotel in Covent Garden, had once been a Turkish bath: "Hammam" is Arabic for "bathtub."

1.What happened to Compeyson, who had prevented Magwitch's escape? He has died in the water, possibly slain by Magwitch.2. What kept Pip from taking a job with Herbert?

4. The "Pool" is a particularly busy stretch of the Thames between London Bridge and Greenwich: why is Provis to be kept here? This is the ideal place to move him from shore to a ship bound for the European mainland.

Chapter LVI1. How does Pip repay his benefactor before Magwitch escaped his hanging sentence through death? Pip tells him about Estella.The thirty-fourth instalment (20 July, 1861) endedended here.]

Chapter LVII1. Who has nursed Pip through his illness and paid his debts? Joe

Vocabulary Words: Great Expectations

Stage 1

1. explicit

2. prodigious

27. testy

28. surmise

29. gloat

16. miscreant

17. appertain

18. paroxysm

3. lair

4. vicarious

5. ravenous

6. impart

7. larceny

8. consternation

9. remonstrate

10. garret

11. pall

12.rimy

13. imprecation

14. asunder

15. execrate

16. grovel

17. parley

18. render

19. epistle

20. erudition

21. swarthy

22. hermitage

23. morose

24. aversion

25. retort

26. ignominious

30. synopsis

31. altercation

32. expound

33. bereave

34. proprieties

35. plaintive

36. endow

37. clemency

Stage 2

1. dilapidated

2. niggardly

3. ordinance

4. decanter

5. constraint

6. patronize

7. courtier

8. depreciation

9. copious

10. disparity

11. interment

12. cogent

13. smite

14. waive

15. injudicious

19. contingent

20. prostrate

21. thwart

22. adjunct

23. diffidence

24. repugnance

25. reiterate

26. habituate

Stage 3

1. presentiment

2. dubious

3. apprise

4. uncouth

5. injunction

6. expatriate

7. brazen

8. irresolute

9. turnkey

10. profess

11. abjure

12. incursion

13. devolve

14. fealty

15. elate

16. lacerated

Vocabulary Words: Great Expectations

Stage 1 27. testy - irritable 16. miscreant – villain (192)

1. explicit – specific, definite

2. prodigious – large, exceptional

3. lair – den, retreat, hideout

4. vicarious-experience thru another person5. ravenous – famished (258)

6. impart – tell, make known (325)

7. larceny-theft of personal property (255)

8. consternation – shock, alarm

9. remonstrate – protest, object

10. garret – attic, top floor

11. pall – depression, shadow

12. rimy -

13. imprecation – spoken curse

14. asunder –torn apart

15. execrate

16. grovel – cover, cringe

17. parley -discussion

18. render

19. epistle – formal letter

20. erudition – learning, education

21. swarthy -

22. hermitage -

23. morose - depressed

24. aversion – dislike, antipathy

25. retort –reply shortly (182)

26. ignominious - humiliating

28. surmise – imagine, guess

29. gloat - brag

30. synopsis – summary, outline

31. altercation – change, modification

32. expound – explain, elucidate

33. bereave - deprive

34. proprieties -

35. plaintive -

36. endow – give, bequest

37. clemency – mercy, forgiveness

Stage 2

1. dilapidated – in bad shape

2. niggardly – not generous

3. ordinance – law, official order

4. decanter –special glass alcohol (219)

5. constraint - limit

6. patronize – deal with, condescend

7. courtier – delivery man

8. depreciation – becoming less value

9. copious – large amount

10. disparity - inequality

11. interment - confinement

12. cogent – appealing to intellect (223)

13. smite – hit, attack

14. waive – give up

15. injudicious –lacking judgment

17. appertain – belong to

18. paroxysm –sudden emotional out (192)

19. contingent – subject to

20. prostrate – to bow down (192)

21. thwart – prevent (209)

22. adjunct – addition (210)

23. diffidence – shyness, hesitancy (194)

24. repugnance –disgust (251)

25. reiterate -repeat

26. habituate – accustom (211)

Stage 3

1. presentiment

2. dubious - doubtful

3. apprise - inform

4. uncouth – crude, uncultured (258)

5. injunction –indecisive, hesitant (328)

6. expatriate –exile, refugee

7. brazen – bold, insolent (199, 329)

8. irresolute – unsure, undecided

9. turnkey – key keeper

10. profess - affirm, declare

11. abjure - renounce

12. incursion – raid or invasion

13. devolve – pass on to another

14. fealty – loyalty

15. elate – make proud or joyful

16. lacerated – ripped or torn

English 12 Vocabulary Test Name_______________Great Expectations Date________________

I. Match the words and their synonyms. II. Match the words and their antonyms.

___1. starved a. dubious ____1. generous a. uncouth___2. doubtful b. reiterate ____2. deny b. brazen___3. protest c. limit ____3. cheerful c. disparity___4. discussion d. ravenous ____4. equality d. profess___5. humiliating e. expound ____5. attraction e. irresolute___6. repeat f. remonstrate ____6. meager f. niggardly___7. irritable g. ignominious ____7. determined g. morose___8. constraint h. surmise ____8. disloyalty h. copious___9. guess i. parley ____9. cultured i. aversion___10. explain j. clemency ____10. shy j. fealty

k. testy k. apprisel. bereave l. elate

III. Fill in the blank with the word that best completes each sentence.

imparted uncouth prostrated repugnance ravenous copious patronized decanters proprieties

1. “He ate in a _______________ way that was very disagreeable, and all his actions were ___________, noisy, and greedy.”

2. “. . . to announce that his eldest daughter was taken up on suspicion of shop-lifting. As he ________________ this melancholy circumstance to Wemmick . . .”

3. “. . . there were cut-up oranges, and sandwiches, and biscuits, and two __________ that I knew very well as ornaments.”

4. “ . . . with every mark of extreme humiliation, he _____________________ himself in the dust.”

5. “The abhorrence in which I held the man, the dread I had of him, the _______________ with which I shrank from him . . .”

6. “He tremebled violently in every limb . . . and feigned to be in a ________________ of terror and contrition.”

IV. Use 5 of these words in sentences. Make sure that the sentences show that you know the meanings!

explicit garret grovel aversion niggardly elate lacerated

11. At the point during the story when Pip completely avoids Joe and is only concerned with his wealth and own expectations, he is the complete BLANK of Joe.

BELLICOSE FACSIMILE REPLICA ANTITHESIS BOGUS

12. When Pip first visits the Pocket home, the only word that can be used to describe the kids is BLANK .

STOLID SEDATE TREPIDATIOUS PHLEGMATIC VIVACIOUS

13. Mr. Pumblechook greatly BLANK (s) himself about being responsible for Pip's first being excepted into higher soceity.

RESCIND LAUD LOLL DISPARAGE ALLEVIATE

14. When Pip returns to his beginnings, Joe receives him in an extremely BLANK and noble manner.

RECALCITRANT TRENCHANT NONDESCRIPT MAGNANIMOUS OUTGOING

15. When Pip encounters Bentley Drummle at the Blue Boar he behaves in a(n) BLANK manner.

CIVIL LOLL DISSONANT BELLICOSE ALACRITY

16. The prospect of Pip going to play at Miss Havisham's and working for her BLANK (s) the appetite of Pip's sister for the possibility of him being endowed with the means of becoming a gentlemen.

DESTROY DELETE INCAPACITATE APPALL WHET

17. The law in London declares the BLANK that says no convict relocated to a penal colony may return to the mother country, pending punishment by death.

REPRISAL DECISION STATEMENT EDICT RESCIND

18. In Abel's last days, Pip stays constantly by his side trying to BLANK some of his benefactor's pain.

ALLEVIATE STRENGTHEN GLUT LOLL DISPARAGE

19. Joe is just an everyday, ordinary, BLANK kind of guy.

VIVACIOUS ARDENT NONDESCRIPT LOQUACIOUS BOGUS

20. Near the very end of the book Miss Havisham tries to BLANK her "sins" and wrongdoings to Pip.

GLORIFY RETRIBUTE RESCIND PROFESS PROPOSE

The Life of Dickens

Choose the best word or answer for each number.

21. Charles Dicken's was a man that was said to be "driven by demons", and he had quite an BLANK attitude towards life.PLACID LOW-KEY RETICENT RECEPTIVE ABRASIVE

22. After Dicken's completion of David Copperfield, his works became more "doom-ridden" and BLANK .SUPERFICIAL SUPPLE GROTESQUE CRESTFALLEN VIVACIOUS

23. Dickens did many tours on which he visited different cities to do live readings of his works. He was obviously gifted with great BLANK .RETICENTNESS VOLUBILITY GARRULOUSITY COMPLACENTNESS

24. By 1856 Dickens BLANK that his wife, Catherine, was the source of his discontention and implacability.EXLPICATED DENIED RENOUNCED CLOUDED WONDERED

25. Dickens may have been greatly BLANK when young women that he was in love with did not return the same feelings that he put forth.ELATED REPRESSED CHAGRINED ALLUDED BLITHE

26. When traveling to the states, Dickens never got BLANK to the American way of life, and held the supericilious attitude that the British were definetely better.RENOUNDED ACCLIMATED PLACID INTRODUCED INTO

27. One of Dicken's love interests, Ellen Turnim, was quoted as saying in regards to Dickens, "I so loathed the old man's touch." This is an example of how Dickens was BLANK by one young woman whom he wanted.ACQUIESED RENOUNCED CONCURED ELUDED MISCONSTRUED

28. As we have come to perceive Dicken's overall sedate manner, we can guess that being in his presence while he was not particularly excited about anything would have been quite BLANK . VIVACIOUS HEARTENING INSPRIRING SOMNOLENT ELATING

29. It is obvious from the plethora of works that Dickens produced that he was not BLANK with only creating a small amount of works.CRESTFALLEN DISAPPOINTED COMPLACENT PRONE

30. The literary world and all who have read Dickens, generally BLANK on at least one thing, that Dickens was a literary genius, capable or writing detailed and intricate plots to entice and whet the appetite of his readers.

English 12 Name_________________________Test: Great Expectations Date_________________________

Part I: Multiple Choice

1. Pip’s love for Estella can be seen as true because (a) she is his sister. (b) she is beautiful on the inside only. (c) she is beautiful and thinks Pip is a perfect match for her. (d) she is cold to him but like nothing he has ever met.

2. The narrator of Great Expectations is (a) an unknown omnipotent narrator who uses the third person. (b) Joe Gargery (c) Pip (d) An old sailor who heard the story.

3. Mrs. Joe can best be described as (a) kind and generous (b) nagging and temperamental (c) quiet and shy (d) strange but a hard worker

4. Pip's relationship with Joe for much of the book can best described as (a) a father/son relationship (b) a friendship, but some of the time unequal as Pip feels embarrassed by Joe (c) a friendship, but much of the time unequal as Pip thinks he is superior (d) a friendly acquaintance

5. Wemmick would probably agree most with this cliché: (a) A man's home is his castle. (b) There's no time like the present. (c) Do unto others as you would have them do to you. (d) It's better to burn out then to fade away.

6. Pip is first blessed with great expectations when (a) Joe gives him a job in the forge. (b) Miss Havisham requests that he come and play at her mansion. (c) He receives notification from Mr. Jaggers that he is to go to London. (d) Miss Havisham gives Pip her inheritance.

7. Throughout the novel, the marshes, for Pip, have represented his (a) lowly background. (b) great expectations. (c) love for Estella. (d) love for Biddy.

8. The final words of Miss Joe Gargery apparently indicate that (a) she was apologizing for her behavior toward Pip and Joe. (b) she had a large inheritance herself. (c) that Orlick had crippled her. (d) that she was Pip's real mother.

9. The 'great expectation' that Pip expected for his 21st birthday was (a) Estella would agree to marry him. (b) Miss Havisham would give him more money. (c) his benefactor would make her/himself known to Pip. (d) he would finally get a job.

10. Jaggers finally shows some sense of humanity when he tells Pip that (a) he helped Wemmick build his home/castle. (b) he helped Magwitch pay for Pip. (c) he helped find a home for the infant Estella. (d) he will give Wemmick a vacation.

11. The part of Victorian society that Dickens did NOT critique in Great Expectations was (a) society's treatment of orphans. (b) the judicial system. (c) the emphasis on class and material wealth. (d) the Victorian views on sex.

12. Pip finally finds happiness (a) with a great job. (b) within himself. (c) with a great wife. (d) with a nice home.

13. Great Expectations, as well as most all of Dicken's other works, appeared (a) in paperback. (b) in a series of magazines. (c) in an anthology. (d) underground first, sold only on the black market.

14. The irony about the book's title is that (a) none of Pip's Great Expectations came true in the end. (b) people expected too much from Pip. (c) people expected too little from Pip. (d) Pip was never very bright .

Part II: Short Answer: Answer FIVE (AP SIX) of these questions in three to four solid sentences (one paragraph) that address what the question is specifically asking for. Be sure to use evidence to support your answers when necessary.

1. Out of the four main adult influences in Pip’s life - Miss Havisham, Joe Gargery, Miss Joe Gargery, Magwitch – who do you feel is the most important and influential in building Pip’s character?

2. Towards the end of the novel, we find out two very important pieces of information concerning Miss Havisham. Discuss one of the two pieces of information and its significance to Pip or Great Expectations as a whole.

3. Some of the characters' names are a symbolic reflection of their personalities. Make a list of three, and explain the appropriateness of their names.

5. Discuss Mr. Wopsle as a comic foil to Pip.

6. Several of the characters seem transformed from bad to good, starting with Mrs. Joe. Make a list (of three) and explain how and why they are transformed.

7. Though "great expectations" seem to be the true antagonist in the novel, there are some characters who also provide conflict in Pip's journey. Who are they? Comment on each of them as "villains".

8. Dickens seems to be making a criticism of class differences in society in this novel. Discuss Estella as an example of Dickens' social commentary. This discussion should include references to her parents as well as her upbringing under Miss Havisham.

9. How is irony used in the novel?

10. Compare and contrast the following characters: Estella and Biddy, Joe and Magwitch, Jaggers and Wemmick, Orlick and Compeyson

Part III: Essay: Answer ONE (AP two) of the following two prompts with concern for proper writing mechanics, including spelling and grammar. Be sure to paraphrase relevant passages or episodes in the book as textual evidence.

1. When you look at Pip’s life, it could be seen as very difficult and hard to come to terms with (in that he does not know his mother or father, or who is supporting him) or very fortunate (in that he is given a chance by Miss Havisham, supported by mysterious money, and makes good connections). Which side do you agree with? Write an argument in which you defend Pip’s fortunate or unfortunate life.

2. Pip endures and overcomes a series of events that show great character and personal progress. Think about your own life. How have your "great expectations" changed over time? Discuss two moments in your life when your life has mirrored an event in Great Expectations. These events can be of large magnitude (when you decided your future occupation, when you had to cope with the loss of a loved one) or small magnitude (when you won/inherited a lump sum of money, when you were involved in a fight/argument).

3. What is the Bildungsroman genre and how well does Great Expectations fit into it? Trace Pip's development under the definition of Bildungsroman using specific examples.

Number of points rationale:The true/false and multiple-choice questions are supposed to test reading comprehension. Thus, since simply understanding a text is only one facet of reading a book, they are worth only one point each. The short answer questions are intended to integrate important episodes in the novel with personal reflection. One point is given for correctly identifying the passage; two more points are awarded for explaining its significance. The final two points are awarded for the support that is listed and the amount of critical reflection that is given towards the topic in context to Great Expectations as a whole. The essay questions are worth ten points each because this is the ultimate goal of an English class: to be able to synthesize what one learns with their everyday life. Thus, five points are awarded for relating the proper text references/sections to the personal experience that is to be included in the essay. The second five points are awarded based on how evident the style of the writing is (objective 2) and to what extent the student addresses the appropriate audience (objective 1).Rubric for prompt #1: Pip-on-Trial10 – - Shows genuine knowledge and comprehension of text- Displays ability to address appropriate audience through language- Integrates essential features of appropriate writing style- Illustrates a highly personalized, stylized response to text and prompt5 – - Shows some knowledge of text but does not comprehend completely- Displays ability to address appropriate audience through language inconsistently- Integrates some features of appropriate writing style but lacks certain identifying features- Illustrates a fairly personalized, stylized response to prompt but leaves room for more development1 – - Shows no knowledge or comprehension of text- Displays no ability to address appropriate audience; uses wrong language that is appropriate to audience- No integration of essential features of appropriate writing style- Illustrates no personalized, stylized response to text and prompt; essay reads on a surface and impersonal level only

Rubric for prompt #2: Your Great Expectations10 –- Is clearly organized and discusses two clear memories in relation to the text

- Illustrates proper mechanics and all elements of a personal essay- Addresses appropriate audience for topic5 – - Is organized but left out two clear memories; or, has two clear memories but is not organized in a logical fashion- Illustrates most proper mechanics and elements of a personal essay but lacks one or two significant characteristics- Addresses audience to a degree but revision could focus language on this particular audience better1 – - Unorganized and lacks two obvious memories; author needs serious reconsideration about direction of this essay- Illustrates no mechanics or elements of proper writing or of a personal essay- Addresses an audience that is vague or inconsistent; language does not specify who is being addressed

2. Towards the end of the novel, we find out two very important pieces of information concerning Miss Havisham. List one of the two pieces of information and what its significance is to Pip or Great Expectations as a whole.

Answer: Dickens reveals that Miss Havisham is not Pip’s benefactor, which means Pip has no idea who has been giving him money; or, Miss Havisham has purposely used Pip as a love puppet to Estella because Miss Havisham had her heart broken and wanted Estella to be mean and break someone else’s heart. (This question addresses objective #4; it tests the application stage).