Tuesday Grade 9 Great Expectations Easy Quiz St. George 2023

The narrator of 'Great Expectations' is: (a)  

• Joe
• Charles Dickens
• Philip
• None of the answers are correct

Answer explanation

Pip doesn't narrate events as they happen, but looks back at his life and tells the story based on what he remembers, a style known as retrospective narration.

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Pip learnt that __________ is more important than having money and being a genteman.

Answer explanation

What are the quotes from Great Expectations about friendship?

“Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend.”

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fun fact:

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Pip and Herbert formed an unbreakable bond and friendship.

Herbert is there for Pip; he supports Pip and all the decisions he makes. They become good friends in London and there friendship becomes stronger throughout the novel.

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My wife's the intelligent one - if he ... her he'll be good at maths and science and all that kind of boring stuff.

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Why has Pip gone to London?

• Because he has had great expectations

• Because Orlick has given him money

• Because he loves Biddy

• Because he has missed the forge

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In one sentence how would you summarize the novel Great Expectations by Charles Dickens?

Answer explanation

Dickensian Facts About Great Expectations:

He wrote the novel during the most difficult period of his life. .

Estella may have been based his mistress.

Miss Havisham was based on a real person.

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My wife is in the family way. (a)  

• She's pregnant
• due date
• She's eating for two
• broody

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My husband wants to call him Archibald  (a)    his grandfather.

• after
• by
• for
• with

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She is always hungry now that she is ... for two.

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Why did Pip take food from the pantry? (a)  

• Because the convict was so happy
• To give it to Joe
• Because the chicken looks delicious
• To give it to the convict

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Who does Pip live with? (a)  

• His mother and father
• His sister and brother-in-law
• His sister and brother
• His brother and sister-in-law

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