Great Expectations: Chapter 3 Year Three

Answer the following questions

1) What personal circumstance of Pip's is convenient for the convict?
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2) How is Pip reminded of "his convict" in the inn?
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3) What did Pip want to do when he realised that the man in the inn had met
Pip’s convict? why
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4) A) Do you think there is a relationship between the strange man in the inn
and the convict Pip helped at the marshes? why / why not?
B) And if there is a relationship, why do you think the man gave Pip that
much money?
C) What does this behavior of the convict indicate?
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5) Although Pip was making up stories and lying about what really happened
at Mrs. Havisham's house, Mrs Joe and Uncle Pumblechook believed him.
Why do you think they believed him?
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6) What did the man give to Pip?
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7) What does the incident with the bank notes in Chapter 2 indicate about Joe?
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8) So now what do you think of Miss Havisham?
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9) The meeting between Pip and the pale young gentleman in the garden was
strange. explain
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10) How did the fight between Pip and the pale young boy start and end?
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11) Why did Pip call the boy as “the pale young gentleman?”
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12) Why did Pip feel sorry for the pale young boy?
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13) Do you think Mrs Joe and Uncle Pumblechook helped Pip go to Mrs.
Havisham's house for Pip's own good? Why / Why not
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14) Mrs Havisham asked Pip ‘What will you be when you grow up, Pip?’ What
was Pip’s answer?
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15) Do you think Pip really wanted to be Joe's apprentice?
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16) The older Pip became, the more his personality changed. explain
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17) Why does Pip want to change his position in life?
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18) How did Beddy have a major role in achieving Pip's ambition?
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19) Why did Pip ask Joe for an afternoon’s holiday?
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20) Why did Orlick, Joe’s workman, get angry with Joe when he knew that Pip
was going for afternoon’s holiday?
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21) In your opinion, was the main reason for Asking Joe for afternoon’s holiday
was to visit Mrs. Havisham and thank her for his help?
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22) Why did not Pip like Orlick?
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23) Why did an argument arise between Orlick and Mrs Joe?
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24) Give the meaning of “I could not put my finger on what it was”
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25) Give the meaning of “That’s your lot”!
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26) Why did Miss Havisham take Pip to the dinning room?
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27) Why had Miss Havisham’s relatives come to visit her?
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28) Why do you think Miss Havisham still kept the wedding cake?
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29) Why does Pip stop visiting Miss Havisham’s house?
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30) What do you think is strange about Orlick?
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31) Why do you think Pip is frightened of the man in the inn?
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32) Do you feel sorry for Miss Havisham at all? Why?
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33) In what ways do you think Estella is a cruel character?
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34) On Christmas morning, Why did Pip go back to the graveyard?
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35) On the marshes, Who were they fighting?
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36) Mrs Joe wasn’t very loving towards Pip. Give examples.
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37) Joe was a kind, understanding man. Give examples.
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38) Miss Havisham is a strange, unhappy woman. Give examples
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39) Pip has a powerful conscience. Give examples
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40) Estella is cold and cruel. Give examples
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41) Who are the pockets?
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42) Why did Miss Havisham give Joe a large bag of money?
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43) What did Mrs Joe and Uncle Pumblechook think Miss Havisham wanted to
give Pip?
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44) Why did Pip start to feel ashamed of his home and family?
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45) Why do you think Miss Havisham was always asking Pip about his opinion
of Estella?
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46) Why do you think the dining room had not changed for many years?
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47) Why do you think there were spiders and mice everywhere in the dining
room?
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48) Why do you think Estella refused to speak to Pip when Miss Havisham
asked them to play?
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49) Do you think that Pip is becoming a better person after meeting Miss
Havisham? Why?
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50) Who was the strange man in the inn?
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51) As the teacher is proud of his clever student. Do you think Estella fulfill her
teacher’s expectations?
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52) You may meet someone who will completely change your life. Explain this
sentence based on the story
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Read the quotations a – d and answer the questions 1– 4 for each one.
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A) ‘You’re lucky not to have been put in the graveyard long ago’!
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B) ‘I hope we don’t find the convicts …’ I said.
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C) ‘This is yours, ‘ he said, ‘but be careful’!
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D) ‘Why don’t you cry’?
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53) Read the quotations and answer the questions.
1) I’ll never cry again.’ Who says this and why?
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2) ‘And everything is still here.’ What does Miss Havisham mean by
‘everything?’
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3) ‘Can I help you?’ Who does Pip say this to and why?
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4) ‘This is all you will get from me, Mr Gargery!’ What does Joe get, and why
does Miss Havisham say this?
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