10th Class English Chapter 11 Great Expectations Shorts and Simple Question & Answer

Q.1: Who looked after Pip after the death of his parents?
Answer: His sister and her husband looked after Pip after the death of his parents.

Q.2: Who was Joe? How did he treat Pip?
Answer: Joe was Pip‟s sister‟s husband. He loved Pip and treated him kindly.

Q.3: Why did Pip give food and drink to the prisoner?
Answer: He gave food and drink to the prisoner as an act of kindness.

Q.4: What happened to the prisoner?
Answer: The prisoner was rearrested.

Q.5: Why did the prisoner support Pip?
Answer: As Pip had fed the prisoner in his misery, he supported Pip.

Q.6: What happened to the prisoner‟s wealth after his death?
Answer: After the prisoner‟s death, all his wealth was occupied by the government.

Q.7: Do you know a person who achieved success in life through his hard work?
Answer: Yes, I myself have achieved success through hard work. And also I know other such
persons.

Additional Short Questions:
Q.1: Have you read any novel by Charles Dickens?
Answer: Yes, I have read a novel „A Tale of Two Cities‟ by Charles Dickens.

Q.2: What kind of boy was Pip?
Answer: Pip was a kind boy. He was a lonely orphan. He had to suffer the cruel treatment of his
sister.

Q.3: What changed Pip‟s life?
Answer: A man whom Pip fed in his misery helped Pip later with money. Thus Pip got education
in London due to that man‟s help. This changed his life.

Q.4: How did Pip become a successful businessman?
Answer: First, Pip worked as a clerk. Then by hard work he became one of the owners of an
insurance firm. Thus he became a successful businessman.