Great Expectations Viewing Guide
Answer the following questions as you watch the movie.
1. How is Joe Gargery related to Pip?
2. What is Joe’s occupation?
3. The man that Pip meets in the marshes asked Pip to bring him two things. What are the two items?
4. What kind of person is Pip’s sister? Describe her.
5. Where has the convict escaped?
6. While Pip is taking the asked for items to the convict he runs into what? What is Pip’s convict’s reaction to this news?
7. True or False: Joe and Pip were close, and even helped each other when it came to Mrs. Joe, Pip’s sister, and avoiding her wrath.
8. True or False: Soldiers capture Pip’s convict.
9. Who is Orlick?
10. True or False: Orlick and Pip were on good terms.
11. What does Pip’s convict admit to taking to Joe and the soldiers?
12. What did Joe’s father do to his mother and himself?
13. True or False: Joe agrees to let Pip teach him.
14. What was Pip to do for Miss Havisham?
15. What was Miss Havisham like?
16. What does Estella think of Pip?
17. What did Pip think he heard Miss Havisham tell Estella that persuaded her to play with him? What did she say Estella could do to Pip?
18. What was Pip’s impression of Estella when Miss Havisham asked?
19. What did Pip tell his sister and Uncle Pumblechook that Miss Havisham was doing and looked like during his visit? (be specific)
20. True or False: Pip never tells anyone he was lying about Miss Havisham and his visit.
21. What does Pip wish he wasn’t?
22. What does Estella do to Pip after he says she is not quite as insulting as before?
23. Why did she do this? What was her reason for doing this to Pip?
24. What did Pip tell Estella he would never do for her again?
25. What was the other room Pip goes into at Miss Havisham’s house like?
26. What happened to Miss Havisham?
27. What is covered in cobwebs in Miss Havisham’s great room?
28. How does Miss Havisham treat her guests visiting her that day? What are they there for?
29. What did Pip do to the pale faced boy in the garden? Why?
30. What did Estella allow Pip to do after the meeting with the pale faced boy?
31. What does Joe do while visiting Miss Havisham that seems out of place and bothers Pip?
32. True or False: Pip is happy to be Joe’s apprentice.
33. What happens between Joe and Orlick one day? Why did this occur?
34. Why is Pip disappointed when he once again visits Miss Havisham?
35. What happens to Pip’s sister while Joe is out and Pip is visiting Miss Havisham?
36. What do they find beside Pip’s sister’s body?
37. Who comes to help Mrs. Joe, Pip’s sister?
38. What does Pip tell Biddy he wants to be? Why does he wish to be this?
39. How does Mrs. Joe react to Orlick?
40. Who does Pip think is responsible for hurting Mrs. Joe?
41. Who does Pip and Joe meet at the pub? Where else has Pip met this person?
42. What does Pip get offered by this man?
43. What does this man offer Joe? Does he accept it? Why or why not?
44. What must Pip always bear? What must he never do in relation to his benefactor?
45. What does Pip tell Biddy he thinks of Joe now that he has expectation?
46. What does Pip accuse Biddy of being towards him after finding out he will be elevated in status?
47. Who does Pip think is his benefactor? What are some of his reasons for thinking this?
48. What are Pip’s first impressions of London and his lodgings?
49. How does Mr. Jaggers treat his clients?
50. Who does Pip discover Mr. Herbert Pocket is?
51. What does Herbert decide to call Pip?
52. How does Herbert feel about Estella?
53. According to Herbert, what is Miss Havisham’s story?
54. How is Estella related to Miss Havisham?
55. What were the names of the two other people living at the Pocket’s house? What are they each like?
56. How much money did Pip spend on furniture?
57. Who does Mr. Wemmick tell Pip to look closely at while at Mr. Jaggars’ house for dinner? Why does he tell him to do this? What is he to see?
58. What does Pip reveal to Herbert one night at the table in their place?
59. What is Herbert’s advice to Pip in relation to Estella? Why?
60. What does Mr. Jaggars call Mr. Drummel?
61. Which of Pip’s friends does Mr. Jaggars seem to like the most?
62. What does Mr. Jaggars demand Molly show Pip and his other guests?
63. What does the Aged Parent like people to do in his presence?
64. Who comes to visit Pip in London?
65. How does Pip feel about his visit?
66. Who does Joe say wanted to see Pip?
67. Why does Joe not stay long? What does he conclude about Pip and himself?
68. Who greets Pip at Miss Havisham’s house? Why is that person there?
69. True or False: Miss Havisham has changed since Pip’s last visit.
70. Despite being near Estella presently, why does Pip feel so far away from her?
71. What does Estella tell Pip she does not have? What has she never experienced?
72. What does Miss Havisham want Pip to do in relation to Estella?
73. What does Miss Havisham say love is like?
74. What is Estella’s last name?
75. True or False: Pip visits Joe while he is home visiting Miss Havisham.
76. What happened to Herbert as a result of his spending?
77. What does Herbert reveal about himself? Why is this a problem?
78. What did Pip want to do for Herbert?
79. Why is Estella in London?
80. What did Estella tell Pip that made him very happy?
81. What does Herbert tell Pip has happened to his sister?
82. What does Pip offer Biddy? What is her response to his offer?
83. What does Pip tell Joe he will do often?
84. Why does Pip hate Drummel even more now than he did before?
85. What is Estella doing to Mr. Drummel and many others that angers Pip?
86. True or False: Pip is in debt.
87. What did Jaggars give Pip one day in his office? Why does he give him this?
88. Who is the stranger that comes to visit Pip one evening?
89. What has Pip’s convict been doing all these years?
90. What shocking news about his expectations does Pip discover?
91. Why is this news such a devastating blow to Pip?
92. Why might Magwitch’s, the convict, presence in London be a problem?
93. What does Pip refuse to do now that he knows who his benefactor is?
94. What crime is Molly, Jaggars' housekeeper, charged with? What was her defense at trial?
95. What is Magwitch to be known as while he is in London?
96. What phrase does Provis use to sum up his life?
97. How did Provis know Compeyson?
98. How did Pip know Compeyson?
99. What did Compeyson do to Provis that made Provis dislike him?
100. Describe Herbert and Pip’s plan to help Provis escape the country.
101. Who did Mr. Wopsle see standing behind Pip and Herbert at the play he was performing in one night?
102. Why was Pip angry with Miss Havisham when he returns to Miss Havisham’s again?
103. Why do Miss Havisham and Estella argue about before Pip enters the room?
104. What does Pip think Miss Havisham did wrong? What is her response to this?
105. What does Pip ask Miss Havisham to do for Herbert?
106. What news does Pip receive about Estella? Why is Pip so distraught about this news?
107. What does Pip reveal to Estella and Miss Havisham that causes little reaction from Estella?
108. Why does Estella say that her reaction, or lack of reaction, to this news is “natural” to her?
109. Miss Havisham gives Pip money to be used to help Herbert. Why does she do this? What is trying to prove?
110. Why does Pip say he can never go back to the forge and Joe?
111. Who gave Miss Havisham Estella while she was a child?
112. Why did Miss Havisham teach Estella to do what she has been taught to do?
113. As Pip is leaving he hears Miss Havisham scream and rushes in to find what?
114. What does Miss Havisham ask Pip to do? What is his response?
115. How did Magwitch meet Jaggars?
116. Who are Estella’s parents?
117. True or False: Jaggars recommends telling Estella the truth about her parents.
118. What does Magwitch he tell Pip is all his?
119. Whom did Pip meet at the boathouse on the marshes?
120. Why was this person mad at Pip?
121. What does the person at the boathouse confess to?
122. What was Pip’s fear in dying?
123. Who saves Pip from certain death?
124. Who was in the other boat they met while trying to escape?
125. True or False: Magwitch escapes.
126. What happens to Compeyson?
127. How does Pip feel about Magwitch now? How is that different from before?
128. One night Herbert comes home sad. Why is he sad? What news does he have to tell Pip? What does he ask Pip to do?
129. Who does Pip not want to leave?
130. What does Magwitch tell Pip about visiting him? What is Pip’s response? Where does Pip feel is his place now?
131. What does Pip tell Magwitch on his death bed?
132. During his severe sickness who comes to take care of Pip?
133. Who was responsible for paying Pip’s bills (debts) while he was sick so he did not go to jail?
134. What surprise awaits Pip when he returns home again deciding to change his life and marry Biddy?
135. Who did Miss Havisham give 4000 pounds to in her will? Why do you think she did this?
136. What is to happen to Satis House, Miss Havisham’s place?
137. Why do you think Pip opens the window in Miss Havisham’s room? What do you think it is symbolic of?
138. Who does Pip meet at Miss Havisham’s?
139. What does Pip notice has changed about Estella? What is gone from her eyes? What has it been replaced with?
140. What does Estella ask Pip to be at the end of their meeting?