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What was the belief the speaker entertained about the little stone lozenges?
What was the belief the speaker entertained about the little stone lozenges?
Where was the speaker's 'bleak place' located?
Where was the speaker's 'bleak place' located?
What did the speaker discover about the bleak place overgrown with nettles?
What did the speaker discover about the bleak place overgrown with nettles?
Who were confirmed to be dead and buried in the churchyard?
Who were confirmed to be dead and buried in the churchyard?
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What was the speaker's first vivid impression of the identity of things?
What was the speaker's first vivid impression of the identity of things?
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Study Notes
Introduction to Pip's Life
- Pip's father's family name is Pirrip, and his Christian name is Philip.
- As a child, Pip could only pronounce his name as "Pip", which became the name he was known by.
- Pip's information about his family comes from his father's tombstone and his sister, Mrs. Joe Gargery.
- Pip's sister, Mrs. Joe Gargery, is married to the blacksmith.
Pip's Parents
- Pip never saw his father or mother, as they died before the era of photography.
- Pip's imagination of his parents' appearance is based on their tombstones.
- Pip's father is imagined to be a square, stout, dark man with curly black hair, based on the shape of the letters on his tombstone.
- Pip's mother, Georgiana, is imagined to be freckled and sickly, based on the inscription "Also Georgiana Wife of the Above" on her tombstone.
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Test your knowledge of the classic novel 'Great Expectations' by Charles Dickens with this quiz. Evaluate how well you understand the characters, plot, and themes of the book.
