Key Concepts in Great Expectations

The video tutorial introduces Charles Dickens' 'Great Expectations', focusing on the first chapter. It provides background on Dickens, summarizes the novel's setting and characters, and details Pip's encounter with a convict in a graveyard. The convict threatens Pip, demanding food and a file, which Pip promises to provide. The lesson emphasizes the themes of fear and childhood experiences.

What is the title of the book being discussed in the course?

• Great Expectations

• A Tale of Two Cities

• David Copperfield

• Oliver Twist

Who is the author of 'Great Expectations'?

• Leo Tolstoy

• Jane Austen

• Charles Dickens

• Mark Twain

Which of the following is NOT a book written by Charles Dickens?

• A Christmas Carol

• Pride and Prejudice

• The Pickwick Papers

• Hard Times

How many chapters does the novel 'Great Expectations' have?

• 59

• 42

• 60

• 35

What is the setting of the first chapter of 'Great Expectations'?

• A bustling city

• A seaside town

• An English village graveyard

• A quiet village

Who is the first-person narrator in the first chapter of 'Great Expectations'?

• Joe

• Pip

• The convict

• Mrs. Joe

What relation is Joe to Pip?

• Cousin

• Brother-in-law

• Uncle

• Father

What does Pip imagine about his father when he visits the graveyard?

• He was a strict, stern man

• He was a kind, gentle man

• He was a square, stout, dark man

• He was a tall, thin man

What is the convict wearing when Pip first sees him?

• A green dress with a great iron around his leg

• A prison uniform

• A black coat and hat

• A suit and tie

What does the convict demand from Pip?

• Money and clothes

• A file and food

• A map and compass

• A horse and carriage