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Great Expectations ADVANCED 6

19 a Herbert and Pip are discussing their ■ Student’s activities

Answers to book activities
debts and Herbert complains that he Activities before reading the book
cannot find a number of bills, so Pip tells
1 a 1, b 3, c 4, d 2 Open answers
him to guess the amount.
2 Down: convict
b Joe says this to Pip when Pip is leaving Activities while reading the book
Across: 1 handcuffs, 2 forge, 3 contempt, 4
the forge and says that he will return. CHAPTERS 1–7
veil, 5 gin, 6 blacksmith, 7 pantry
c Miss Havisham says this about Estella
3 a hulk, b marsh. c tar, d brewery, Chapters 1-5
when they are arguing.
e gravy, f dismissive
d Estella says this to Pip referring to 1 (a) that is where his family is buried.
4 A 1, B 11, C 5, D 12, E 1, F 4, G 9, H
herself as a candle that draws insects (b) he has a leg iron on and the blacksmith
11, I 3, J 7, K 6, L 2
(men) to it. will have tools to get it off.
5 Open answers
e The convict is talking to Pip after he (c) a file and whatever food he could find.
6 Possible answer: She was supposed to get
explains that he is Pip’s benefactor but (d) another prisoner has escaped.
married but was deserted by her future
that he cannot be found in England or he (e) it is Christmas.
husband, which is why she still wears her
will be put to death. (f) he thinks it is the first convict.
wedding dress and keeps out the sunlight.
20 Open answers (g) Pip has filled up the whisky bottle with
She brings up Estella to despise men.
21 Open answers tar water.
7 He wants to be better educated so that
22 Open answers (h) he thought that they had come to arrest
Estella will not look down on him.
23 a Provis him for helping the convict.
8 a benefactor, guardian
b Because Compeyson got Provis into (i) he wanted to put him back on the prison
b A benefactor is someone who gives
trouble and gave the authorities all the ship.
money to support another person. A
information he knew about Provis, so that (j) the convict says that he stole the food.
guardian is someone who takes legal
Provis received a longer prison sentence. Chapters 6 & 7
responsibility for a child and looks after
c Compeyson is the man who pretended to
them. (a)Joe says this to Pip about his sister, Joe’s
be Miss Havisham’s lover.
c A spider. It is made to catch small insects wife.
d Bentley Drummle
to eat. (b)Mr Pumblechook says this to Pip. He is
e Estella’s mother
9 a Because he is ashamed of what really talking about Joe and his wife.
f He gets nine hundred pounds from Miss
happened and how he had been treated. (c) Estella says this to Pip. She is talking about
Havisham.
b She is cruel and hits him. the name of the house where she lives with
g No
c Because it is Miss Havisham’s birthday. Miss Havisham.
h Provis
d So that he can teach Pip to be a (d)Miss Havisham says this to Estella. She is
24 They plan to row down the river to meet a
blacksmith. talking about Pip who she considers a poor
boat heading for the Continent. They take on
e He loves her but feels that she is above boy.
Startop to row them and find a boat going to
him and despises him.
Hamburg. CHAPTERS 8–10
f Orlick insulted Mrs Gargery.
Open answers
g To look after Mrs Gargery who is ill in (a) He walks round the room with her.
25 Open answers
bed. (b) Because it hasn’t been touched since her
26 cloak - coat, wrap, cover
h He feels he can tell Biddy his secrets and wedding day many years ago.
Lime kiln - stone, oven
does not feel in awe of her. (c) Because he knocks him to the ground.
27 a The first letter is from Wemmick. The
i That he is to be a gentleman and to (d) Probably to humiliate him and make him
second letter is from Orlick.
inherit a large property. want her.
b The first letter says that they are to take
j Miss Havisham (e) Break men’s hearts and have no pity.
Provis out of the country on Wednesday.
10–12 Open answers (f) Because he feels that Estella will treat him
The second letter tells Pip to go to the
13 Pip’s life will change for the better because with contempt.
lime kiln to receive information about
he will inherit a large property and become a 2 Open answers
Provis.
gentleman.
c He shows the first letter to Herbert and CHAPTERS 11–13
14 deceive, encourage
they agree to hire Startop to help them. 1 Open answers
15 a Mr Wemmick
Then they burn the letter. When he 2 (a) Pip – Biddy. He thinks she is pleasant
b Herbert Pocket
receives the second letter he leaves a but common.
c Miss Havisham
note for Herbert saying that he has to (b) Pip – Estella. He is love with her
d Herbert Pocket
visit Miss Havisham. although she is proud.
e Herbert Pocket
d Open answers (c) Biddy – Pip. She does not think
f Joe
28 Yes, he probably did die happily knowing becoming a gentleman will make him
g Miss Havisham
that he had a daughter and that she had happy and believes he will no longer
h Estella
prospered. listen to her.
i Orlick
29 She had been treated cruelly by her (d) Biddy – Orlick. She is afraid of him
j Herbert Pocket
husband, they had separated and he had although he is attracted to her.
k Estella
died. She had lost all her possessions (e) Pip – himself. He wants to be educated
16 a uncomfortable
except the land where the Hall used to and becaome a gentleman.
b embarrassed
stand. (f) Mr Pumblechook – Pip. He pretends he
c common
30 Open answers, but this probably means that has always been his friend.
d surprised
Pip and Estella will marry. (g) Pip – Miss Havisham. He is grateful to
e love
31–36 Open answers her, thinking she is his benefactor.
f loses
g impressed (h) Pip – Joe Gargery. He is sad to say
h respectable goodbye to him.
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17 Pip thinks that Miss Havisham intends him to
CHAPTERS 14–18
marry Estella. No, he is wrong. She wants ■ Communicative activities
Estella to get revenge for her by making men 1 (a) Her father told her.
suffer. Open answers (b) He wasted his money and got into debt.
18 Open answers (c) Because he warned her against getting
married.

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(d) Because he only wanted her money.
(e) It is supposed that they were
working together to get Miss
Havisham’s money.
2 (a) Herbert Pocket
(b) Joe
(c) Joe is speaking to Pip.
(d) Orlick is speaking to Pip.
(e) Estella is speaking to Pip.
(f) Herbert Pocket is speaking to Pip.
(g) Pip is speaking to himself.

CHAPTERS 19–22
1 (a) False. It is Pip’s lifestyle that gets
them into debt.
(b) True
(c) True
(d) False. Wemmick provides the
opening for Herbert.
(e) False. She wants love from Estella.
(f) False. He does know her.
2 Open answers
CHAPTERS 23–27
(a) 4 Herbert writes this information in the
cover of a book.
(b) 5 Estella tells Pip this.
(c) 8 Miss Havisham tells Pip this.
(d) 3 Magwitch tells Pip this.
(e) 6 Pip notices how similar the
housekeeper is to Estella.
(f) 9 Herbert tells Pip this.
(g) 2 Magwitch tells Pip this
(h) 7 Wemmick tells Pip this.
(i) 1 Magwitch tells Pip this.
CHAPTERS 28–32
Chapters 28-30
(a)Because Pip made him lose his job at
Satis House.
(b) Because Pip was the favoured one and
Orlick was ignored.
(c) They found the letter from Orlick to Pip
and went to the house near the lime kiln
and were able to rescue him.
(d)Compeyson
(e)He fought with Compeyson.
(f) Because Magwitch is his benefactor and
all his money will be confiscated by the
authorities.
(g) Herbert offers him a clerk’s job in Cairo.
(h) That he has a daughter who is now a
beautiful lady.

CHAPTERS 31–32
Open answers
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