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Title: Great Expectations


1
Great Expectations
  • Chapters 40 - 49

2
Chapter 40
  1. Abel Magwitchs name alludes to a biblical
    character. How is this significant?
  2. Compare Pips difficulty disguising Magwitch with
    his observation about Joe in his Sunday clothes.

3
Chapter 41
  1. Why is Pip ambivalent toward Magwitch?

4
Chapter 42
  1. Why does Dickens choose to begin the chapter with
    a note of humor?
  2. What important story is revealed when dealing
    with Magwitch, Compeyson, and Arthur?
  3. How is Arthurs hallucination significant now
    that the revelation about Miss Havisham has been
    revealved?

5
Chapter 43
  1. How does Dickens continue to connect Magwitch and
    Estella?
  2. How is the scene with Pip and Drummle by the
    fireplace humorous?

6
Chapter 44
  1. How does this chapter serve as the climax of the
    Pip/Estella plot?
  2. On what will the rest of the novel most likely
    focus?

7
Chapter 45
  1. What important information is revealed about
    Compeyson and Magwitch?

8
Chapter 46
  1. How does Dickens establish the character of
    Claras father without the reader ever meeting
    him?

9
Chapter 47
  1. What can be assumed is part of Pips redemption?
  2. What information is revealed because of Wopsle
    being in London?

10
Chapter 48
  1. Loose ends are beginning to come together. What
    does the reader learn about Molly?
  2. What is foreshadowed about Estellas future with
    her husband?

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Chapter 49
  1. How is the fire (that destroys Miss Havishams
    dress) symbolic?
  2. Pip has a childish association when he decides
    to return to Miss Havishams room. What had Pip
    imagined he saw on his first visit to Satis House?
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