Stage 3 Study Questions Flashcards
Why must Pip keep the convict’s whereabouts a secret?
Because he was sentenced to life in exile and coming back violates his sentence for which the penalty is death
What is the convict’s real name? What does he go by now?
Able Magwitch; He goes by Provis
Who helps Pip come up with a plan for getting the convict out of the country?
Herbert and Wemmick
Who is Compeyson? What is his connection with the convict? What is his connections with Miss Havisham?
He is a swindler; he convinced the convict to work with him; he was Miss Havisham’s fiancée
How does Pip learn that Estella is having dinner with Drummle?
Drummele is talking to a waiter in front of Pip to let him know Estella will be eating with him
What does Miss Havisham say when Pip accuse her of leading him on to think that she was his benefactor?
she admits to leading him on
Who is Estella going to marry? Why?
She is going to marry Drummle. Because she wanted to change her life
`Who writes to Pip “Don’t go home?” Why?
Wemmick write that to Pip. Because, Pip was being watched by Compeyson, wanted to create confusion
Wemmick finds a place for “Tom, Jack or Richard” to stay . Who is Tom Jack or Richard? Where will he stay?
The convict is Tom, Jack or Richard (code talk) The house with bow windows , riverside between Limehouse and Greenwich
Who is Clara? How can you tell she is kind and selfless?
Clara is Herbert’s fiancée. Her kindness is seen in how she cares for her father
Why does Mr. Wopsle glare so strangely at Pip during the performance?
Compeyson had been sitting behind Pip
What idiosyncratic personal habit does Mr. Jaggers have?
always washing his hands
Why does Pip think that Mollly is Estella’s mother?
she looks like Estella
What does Wemmick know about Molly’s past?
see p. 378 She had been reied for murder of a woman, had some gypsy blood, Jaggers represented her, got an acquittal (a case that made him) she was tamed and went to work for him. she had a daughter
How does Miss Havisham help Herbert?
She gives Pip the 900 pounds to buy him into business
What does Miss Havisham reveal about how she acquired Estella? What does Miss Havisham ask Pip to sign?
She had asked Jaggers to find a little girls she could save from the same fate that she had. Jaggers brought him Estella when she was 2 or 3 . Estella knows nothing except that she was an orphan and adopted. On a table she asks Pip to write that his forgave her.
Why does Pip return to Miss Havishams’s room shortly after the leaver? What does he find there?
Pip thought he saw miss Havisham hanging in the garden. This left him uneasy He decided to go back to check on her and found her on fire.
How does Pip find out that Provis’s wife, like Estella’s mother was a murderess with a young daughter?
Provis told Herbert who told Pip Convict is Estella’s father
Who is Estella’s father? Who does Pip tell? Why?
Abel Magwitch is Estella’s father. Pip tells the aforementioned because Magwitch assumed his daughter was dead.
How did Estella end up being raised by Miss Havisham?
She is brought to Miss Havisham as an adoptive child by Mr. Jaggers
How does Jaggers argue against telling the secret of Estella’s parentage? Does Pip agree? Do you agree?
He feels it will not do anyone any good. Pip agrees. I do not agree. It could easily be used for blackmail.
Why do Jaggers and Wemmick order Mike out of the office?
He came in with a tear. “No feelings in the office.”
Where is Herbert’s job going to take him? Why isn’t Pip surprised when Herbert announces that he will be going to the “land of the Arabian nights?”
Herbert is going to Cairo. Pip knows because he heard from Clariken that a branch was being established in the east, which is where Herbert is going
Who is Sartop and what does Herbert ask him to do?
Sartop was one of the boarders at Herbert’s father’s house. Herbert asks him to go with Pip and Provis since Pip hurt his arm
Why does Pip go alone to the Sluice House? What danger does he find there?
Sartop was one of the boarders at Herbert’s father’s house. Herbert asks him to go with Pip and Provis since Pip hurt his arm
How does Herbert save Pip’s life?
He goes alone per the letter’s instructions. He finds a noose around his neck.
Why don’t Herbert and Pip pursue Orlick?
They fear it will be fatal to Provis.
How is the convict caught?
He ran their gallery into their boat
How did Compeyson know where to find the convict?
He followed them
What happened to Compeyson?
He drowned
Why does Wemmick take Pip to church?
He wants to marry Miss Skiffins
What does pip tell the convict right before the convict dies?
His daughter is alive, is beautiful, has made powerful friends, and is loved by Pip
What happens to Pip after the convict dies?
He falls ill and is almost arrested for debts
How does Pip learn about Miss Havisham’s will? What does he learn?
Joe tells him. She left most of her property to Estella, ₤4000 to Matthew, ₤25 to Sarah, ₤20 to Georgia, and ₤5 to Camilla.
What happens to Orlick?
He is arrested for breaking into Pumblechook’s house
Pip is in trouble with his creditors before he grows ill. Why isn’t he being pursued by them after he recovers?
Joe paid his debts
What does Pip plan to say to Biddy? Why doesn’t he say it?
He plans to ask her forgiveness for being so condescending to her before and ask her to marry him, but doesn’t because she is marrying Joe.
How does Pip spend the next eleven years after Joe’s wedding?
He goes east to work with Herbert
What has Pip heard about Estella’s married life?
Drummle used her then died
When and where does Pip see Estella again at the end?
He sees her at what remains of Satis House in late evening
How has Estella changed? Will she part again from Pip?
She has aged, but her charm and majesty remain as ever. She has saddened and softened and is more friendly than before.
What happens at the convict’s trial?
Jaggers appeals for a postponement but is refused. Pip held his hand. He was given the death penalty along with 32 others.
