Great Expectations Questions...

There are no good questions in the text book so students usually have no idea what to make of the novel. After reading the novel you will probably consider these questions a joke but remember how you have to make even these simple question answers attractive and informative for the Examiner. So here are a few questions to let you catch a glimpse of the novel questions in the paper.

1. Describe in your own words Pip's first encounter with the convict?
2. What do you know about Pip's childhood?
3. Who was the benefactor of Pip?
4. How did Pip come to know about him and what were his feelings at the occasion?
5. What do you learn about Estella's character?
6. Write a brief character sketch of Biddy and Joe?
7. Why did Pip think that Miss Havisham was his benefactress?
8. Describe in your own words the pursuit of the convict?
9. Describe Pip's first visit to the Satis house?
10. How does Pip report his visit to Miss Havisham's house?
11. What were Pip's great Expectations and how did he make them true?
12. What is the secret behind Miss Havisham's secluded life?
13. Discuss the theme of miserable childhood in the novel.( Pip, Joe and biddy)
14. Do you think the ending of the novel is satisfactory?
15. Who is the pale young gentleman in the novel and how did he help Pip in London?
16. Who is Estella's father? Does she know about him?
17. What do you know about the early life of Pip?
18. Discuss the charecter: Mr. Jaggers.