Great Expectations by Charles Dickens

What surprises Mr. Pumblechook when he arrives with Pip at Miss Havisham’s house?

• Pip shows poor manners when Estella greets them.

• Estella doesn’t want him to come inside the house.

• Miss Havisham doesn’t come down to say hello.

• Estella is not how he remembers her.

What does Pip find most strange about Miss Havisham when he meets her?

• She is very thin.

• She is only wearing one shoe.

• She is dressed in a wedding gown.

• She doesn’t seem to recognize him.

Why is Estella scornful toward Pip?

• He is unable to play by himself.

• He stares too much at Miss Havisham.

• He is very shy and quiet.

• He comes from a lower-class family.

The reader can infer from Miss Havisham’s story that the man whom she was supposed to marry —

• suddenly died before the wedding

• never showed up for the wedding

• divorced her right after the wedding

• opposed her wishes to have a wedding

How might Estella’s social status contribute to her behavior?

• She feels that she is entitled to be smug and rude.

• She is uncomfortable around people of lower status.

• She believes that it is her duty to be frank and honest.

• She thinks that less fortunate people should be pitied. 

Select two inferences that can reasonably be made based on this excerpt.

• Miss Havisham approves of the way Estella behaves.

• Estella speaks disrespectfully to Miss Havisham too.

• Pip will be unable to resist falling in love with Estella.

• Miss Havisham loves Estella as if she were her daughter.

• Estella will try her hardest to cause Pip emotional pain.

One of the themes in Great Expectations is related to human cruelty. How is this theme reflected in the behavior of the characters in the selection?

Miss Havisham tells Pip to return in six days. What do you predict will happen on his future visits to her house?