Questions:Stage 1 of Pip’s ExpectationsCh. 1-21. How does Dickens use the setting to convey the mood right at the opening?2. How does Dickens contrast the convict and Pip? In what ways are these two characters similar?3. How does Dickens arouse our sympathies for certain characters?4. What object that Pip takes the convict makes him feel guilty and nearly gets him discovered?Ch. 3-71. What is surprising about the attitude of the two convicts towards one another?2. Explain the expression “like monumental Crusaders as to their legs."3. Why does Pip feel apprehensive and miserable?4. What apparently is the cause of the hostility between the two convicts?5. Who is Pumblechook, and how does he get Pip into Satis House?6. How does Dickens satirize public education in this chapter?7. Note that Pip describes his alphabet as “a bramble bush" and his fingers as “thieves"; how do these references contribute to the book's imagery?

1. How does Dickens use the setting to convey the mood right at the opening?2. How does Dickens contrast the convict and Pip? In what ways are these two characters similar?3. How does Dickens arouse our sympathies for certain characters?4. What object that Pip takes the convict makes him feel guilty and nearly gets him discovered?

1. How does Dickens use the setting to convey the mood right at the opening?

What were the conditions upon which Pip would receive his “great expectations"?

12The following text is from Charles Dickensen’s Great Expectations first published in 1861. Pip, a poor orphan who is cared for by his sister and her husband, meets the young girl who will become the lifetime object of his affections while simultaneously becoming aware of his lowly position in his current social and economic circumstances and feels dissatisfied: ______. 12 Mark For Review12Which quotation from Great Expectations most effectively illustrates the claim? A) “My uncle Pumblechook, who kept a Comchandler’s shop in the high-street of the town, took me to the large old, dismal house.”B) “My guide, who called me “boy,” but was really about my own age, was as scornful of me as if she had been one-and-twenty, and a queen.”C) “We played at beggar my neighbour, and before the game was out Estella said disdainfully. ‘He calls the knaves Jacks, this boy! And what coarse hands he has! And what thick boots!’”D) “I was spared the trouble of answering by being dismissed, and went home uncomfortable, thinking myself coarse and common, and wanting to be a gentleman.”

A good number of Charles Dickens's novels deal with broad themes that continue to resonate with today's readers. For example, Great Expectations, which is set in Victorian England, plays with themes of social class and personal growth, and the novel remains widely read and appreciated globally. However, understanding Dickens's lesser-known short stories often demands a grasp of the detailed nuances of Victorian society. Consequently, ______13Mark for ReviewABCWhich choice most logically completes the text?Ahistorians specializing in Victorian England tend to favor Dickens's short stories over his other works.Bsome of Dickens's novels are more pertinent to contemporary readers than modern literature.CGreat Expectations is arguably the most universally relatable of all Dickens's works.Dmany readers today are likely to find Dickens's short stories less accessible than his novels.