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Great Expectations
based on the book by
Charles Dickens
Written by Mary B. Collins
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TABLE OF CONTENTS - Great Expectations
Introduction
9
Unit Objectives
12
Reading Assignment Sheet
13
Unit Outline
14
Study Questions (Short Answer)
17
Quiz/Study Questions (Multiple Choice)
28
Pre-reading Vocabulary Worksheets
51
Lesson One (Introductory Lesson)
69
Oral Reading Evaluation Form
92
Nonfiction Assignment Sheet
71
Writing Assignment 1
73
Writing Assignment 2/Project Assignment
75
Writing Assignment 3
90
Writing Evaluation Form
103
Vocabulary Review Activities
105
Extra Writing Assignments/Discussion ?s
107
Unit Review Activities
113
Unit Tests
117
Unit Resource Materials
149
Vocabulary Resource Materials
163
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SHORT ANSWER STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS - Great Expectations
Chapters 1-2
1. Identify Pip, Mrs. Joe and Joe.
2. Who does Pip meet in the graveyard?
3. What is Pip ordered to fetch under threat of losing his heart and liver?
4. Explain how Pip and Joe were "brought up by hand."
5. What did Pip do which caused him to have a guilty conscience?
Chapters 3 - 7
1. Why does Joe give Pip more gravy during dinner?
2. Joe says, "We don't know what you have done, but we wouldn't have you starved to death
for it, poor miserable fellow-creature." What do we learn about Joe's character from this
quote?
3. Identify Mr. Wopsle and Mr. Pumblechook.
4. What happened when Pip met the convict in the marshes the second time?
5. At the end of chapter 4, why did Pip "run for his life," and why didn't he get very far?
6. About what were the two convicts arguing when they were captured?
7. What news did Mrs. Joe bring at the end of Chapter 7?
Chapters 8 - 12
1. Identify Miss Havisham, Estella, and Biddy.
2. How does Pip describe Miss Havisham's house?
3. Why doesn't Pip tell the truth about Miss Havisham?
4. How does Pip feel about himself after his first meeting at Miss Havisham's?
5. What does Pip want from Biddy?
6. How is Pip reminded of "his convict" in the Jolly Bargemen?
7. "Pause you who read this, and think for a moment of the long chain of iron or gold, of
thorns or flowers, that would never have bound you, but for the formation of the first link
on one memorable day." Explain the significance of this quote.
8. Why do Camilla, Raymond and Sarah Pocket visit Miss Havisham?
Chapters 13 - 19
1. Why did Joe go to see Miss Havisham?
2. Why does Mrs. Joe get the twenty-five pounds?
3. For what purpose does Pip wish to return to Miss Havisham's after he is dismissed?
4. Why does Biddy come to live with the Gargerys?
5. Explain "Brag is a good dog, but Holdfast is a better."
6. What is Pip's great expectation?
7. Who will be Pip's tutor?
8. What did Pip want Biddy to do for Joe?
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ANSWER KEY SHORT ANSWER STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS - Great Expectations
Chapters 1-2
1. Identify Pip, Mrs. Joe and Joe.
Pip is a young, orphaned boy who lives with his sister (Mrs. Joe) and her husband (Joe),
a blacksmith.
2. Who does Pip meet in the graveyard?
Pip meets a convict in the graveyard.
3. What is Pip ordered to fetch under threat of losing his heart and liver?
The convict orders him to get a file and some food.
4. Explain how Pip and Joe were "brought up by hand."
Mrs. Joe, Pip's sister, has a bit of a temper and dominates over both Joe and Pip. She
frequently goes on a rampage at which time it is not uncommon for her to spank Pip and
threaten Joe.
5. What did Pip do which caused him to have a guilty conscience?
He took pork pie from Mrs. Joe (to give to the convict).
Chapters 3 - 7
1. Why does Joe give Pip more gravy during dinner?
He is trying to compensate for Mr. Pumblechook's sermonizing to Pip about his character.
2. Joe says, "We don't know what you have done, but we wouldn't have you starved to death for
it, poor miserable fellow-creature." What do we learn about Joe's character from this quote?
Joe is kind-hearted and cares about others' needs. He can overlook faults and see a person
as a fellow human being who should be treated with basic considerations.
3. Identify Mr. Wopsle and Mr. Pumblechook.
Mr. Wopsle is a church clerk with theatrical tendencies.
Mr. Pumblechook is Joe's uncle who is overbearing, pompous and hypocritical.
4. What happened when Pip met the convict in the marshes the second time?
He gave the convict the file and food and happened to mention that there was a second
convict on the loose in the marsh area, too.
5. At the end of chapter 4, why did Pip "run for his life," and why didn't he get very far?
He thought the fact that the pork pie was missing was about to be discovered (and he
knew Mrs. Joe would go on a rampage). He only got as far as the door because soldiers
were there.
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6. About what were the two convicts arguing when they were captured?
One said that the other (Pip's convict) had tried to murder him.
7. What news did Mrs. Joe bring at the end of Chapter 7?
She said that Miss Havisham wanted Pip to go "play" at her house.
Chapters 8 - 12
1. Identify Miss Havisham, Estella, and Biddy.
Miss Havisham is an elderly spinster jilted on her wedding day. Estella is the young girl
Miss Havisham has taken to raise. Biddy is the young niece of Mr. Wopsle.
2. How does Pip describe Miss Havisham's house?
He lies and describes a velvet coach, huge dogs, and games with flags. He describes
extravagance and splendor.
3. Why doesn't Pip tell the truth about Miss Havisham?
He does not want to be misunderstood. Relating the gloom and decay she lives in seems
insulting or rude to Pip, so he tells tales that do not allow a glimpse into her true life.
4. How does Pip feel about himself after his first meeting at Miss Havisham's?
He feels coarse and common and no longer wants to be a blacksmith.
5. What does Pip want from Biddy?
He wants her to teach him reading and writing.
6. How is Pip reminded of "his convict" in the Jolly Bargemen?
Another convict uses Joe's file to stir his drink, and he gives Pip money, supposedly from
"Pip's convict."
7. "Pause you who read this, and think for a moment of the long chain of iron or gold, of thorns
or flowers, that would never have bound you, but for the formation of the first link on one
memorable day." Explain the significance of this quote.
Often, people's lives are totally changed (either for better or worse) by a single event, or a
single coincidence. In Pip's case, his whole life is changed by meeting the convict in the
graveyard.
8. Why do Camilla, Raymond and Sarah Pocket visit Miss Havisham?
They visit her each year on her birthday to stay in her good graces in hopes of having a
large inheritance.
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