Question

Is anyone very familiar with the book "Great Expectations"?

Answer 1

I read it a couple of years ago and I must admit I'm a bit rusty on its contents.

Answer 2

Could you try your best to answer a few questions for me? :) I am supposed to write an essay for it and she gave me some example questions to answer but I dont necessarily understand the book enough..

Answer 3

I can try to help lead you to answers :]

Answer 4

1) When Estella and Pip first play cards as children, she makes him ashamed of his dirty hands and the names he calls the face cards. Her scorn for him comes from
A. her belief that he is a dirty person.
B. Ms. Havisham telling her that he is an orphan.
C. his ignorance of card games.
D. the idea that he is from a lower class than she is.

2) According to Pip, what is the most important aspect of his “great expectations”?
A. He expects to inherit money from Ms. Havisham.
B. He expects to not have to work because he will inherit money.
C. He expects to be a gentleman.
D. He expects to be married to Estella.

3) All the ambitious characters who try to raise their station in life to a higher class
A. die sad, lonely deaths.
B. succeed in achieving a higher station.
C. marry successful individuals.
D. do not succeed in raising their stations.

4) After Mrs. Joe is attacked,
A. Joe is freed from her physical abuse.
B. the culprit is caught right away.
C. Pip moves back home to take care of her.
D. Jaggers sets up an investigation.

5) What are Estella’s expectations?
A. She expects to marry Pip.
B. She does not expect anything.
C. She expects to work at Jaggers’ law firm.
D. She expects to marry a gentleman.


6) Jaggers is portrayed as an intimidating figure. His chair looks like a coffin, and even the scariest of criminals seem frightened of him. This might be because
A. he has connections to murderers.
B. Ms. Havisham invests with him.
C. he hires ex-convicts.
D. he is the most revered and successful criminal defense lawyer in London.

7) And What role does pride play in Abel Magwitch’s decision to become Pip’s benefactor?

Answer 5

I can't really remember these...sorry. I would suggest going on SparkNotes; it's a great reference if you need summaries, explanations of themes/ motifs, symbols, certain questions answered etc. Here's a link: http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/greatex/

Answer 6

Reading a little about it on wikipedia might give you some guidance too. It's a great story but maybe a little hard for readers today because of the denseness of the prose. There's nothing wrong with getting a little help from secondary sources.