Great Expectations 55 & 56

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Why is Jaggers angry at Pip at the start of Chapter 55? *

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Giving him too much information

Letting his fortune slip through his fingers

For bothering him, like his other poor clients

For ruining his relationship with Wemmick

How does Pip feel about the loss of his 'great expectations' now? *

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he's angry

he's over it

he's in denial

he's depressed

‘I shall always need you, because I shall always love you.’ Who is Pip talking to? *

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Estella

Magwitch

Joe

Herbert

How is Pip's attitude towards Magwitch while they are awaiting his trial? *

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he just wants it over and done with

he's annoyed at him for trying to get revenge on Compeyson rather than escaping

he's completely devoted to him and visits him and comforts him whenever he can

he treats him like he did Joe; he makes promises to visit, but doesn't get round to it

Where is Herbert going? *

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Paris

Cairo

Brussels

Algiers

What job does Herbert offer Pip at his new office there? *

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blacksmith

messenger

clerk

Assistant manager

What does Wemmick carry with him when he takes Pip for a walk? *

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a fishing rod

a walking stick

an umbrella

a suitcase

Complete the quotation from Chapter 55: “Halloa!” said Wemmick. “Here’s Miss Skiffins! Let’s____________” *

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have a wedding

have tea

have dinner

have a dance

What difference does Pip notice in Miss Skiffins afterwards? *

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She has her hair tied up differently

She is more talkative

She no longer removes Wemmick’s arm from her

She is wearing expensive clothes

How many men and women does the judge condemn to death (including Magwitch) on the last day of the court sessions? *

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In which month does the trial take place? *

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Which of these statements best describe Dickens's attitude towards the trial? Choose TWO. *

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It was fair. Justice was done.

It was only a performance (or a show) of justice.

Dickens has a lot of respect for the judge.

He suggests that only God can really deliver justice.

Required

What did the desperate Pip do after Magwitch was given his sentence of death? *

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He wrote to the Home Secretary begging for mercy

He started planning a jailbreak

He begged Jaggers to do something

He chained himself to a gate outside the courtroom in protest

What did Magwitch stare at in his final moments? *

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Pip's hand

Pip's face

the white ceiling of the infirmary

the door

What were Magwitch's last words? *

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Farewell Pip, old chap.

I don't complain of none, dear boy.

Damn the lot of 'em, eh Pip?

Forgive me, Pip.

What does Pip tell Magwitch before he dies? *

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that he knows Molly

that the money is safe

that the money is lost

that his daughter is alive (and Pip loves her)

'I thought of the two men who went up into the Temple to pray, and I knew there were no better words that I could say beside his bed, than "O Lord, be merciful to him, a sinner!"' The chapter ends with an allusion to which story from the Bible? *

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Adam and Eve being expelled from Eden

Cain and Abel

The Pharisee and the Tax Collector

The Prodigal Son

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