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Define the term 'presentiment' as it relates to Pip's departure from Miss Havisham's house.
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A feeling that something bad is going to happen.
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Why did Pip return to Miss Havisham's room after initially leaving her downstairs?
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He had an impulse to assure himself she was safe and well.
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What items did Pip use to extinguish the fire that broke out on Miss Havisham?
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A greatcoat and another thick coat.
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What simile is used to describe the struggle between Pip and Miss Havisham on the floor?
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They were struggling like desperate enemies.
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In the context of the accident, what does the term 'insensible' describe regarding Miss Havisham's state?
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She had fainted.
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According to the surgeon, what was the primary danger to Miss Havisham following her serious burns?
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The nervous shock.
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What physical discovery did Pip make about himself only after the surgeon arrived to treat Miss Havisham?
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Both of his hands were burnt.
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Where was Estella during the period when Miss Havisham was injured?
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Paris.
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What specific phrase did Miss Havisham ask Pip to write under her name before he left?
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'I forgive her'.
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How did Pip travel back home following his injury at Miss Havisham's?
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By the early morning coach.
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Which character devoted the day to attending to Pip's injuries as a 'kindest of nurses'?
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Herbert Pocket.
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Herbert describes the woman in Provis's past as being 'jealous and revengeful to the last degree'; what specific act did this entail?
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Murder.
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Define the term 'throttled' as used to describe the victim of the struggle in the barn.
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Seized by the throat and choked to death.
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Which legal professional's reputation was first established by defending the mother of Provis's child?
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Mr Jaggers.
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Following the struggle in the barn, what was the legal outcome for the young woman defended by Mr Jaggers?
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She was acquitted.
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What threat did the mother of the child make to Provis before vanishing?
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She swore that she would destroy the child.
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Define the term 'depose' as it relates to Provis's decision to hide during the murder trial.
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To give evidence as a witness.
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Why did Provis hide himself and avoid the trial following the woman's acquittal?
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He feared being called to depose about the child and causing the mother's death.
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According to Herbert's account, how long ago did the tragedy involving Provis's child occur?
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A round score of years ago.
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Who does Pip identify as Estella's biological father?
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Provis (Abel Magwitch).
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What detail from Provis's past led Pip to connect him to Estella's age?
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Provis noted that his lost daughter would have been about the same age Pip was when they met.
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What was Mr Jaggers' physical reaction when Pip named Provis as Estella's father?
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The slightest start.
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What information did Pip purposefully omit when explaining Estella's history to Mr Jaggers?
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The name of Wemmick.
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On what grounds does Mr Jaggers argue that the secret of Estella's parentage should remain hidden?
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It would drag her to disgrace after twenty years without benefiting anyone involved.
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What gesture did Mr Jaggers use to signal that the secret of Estella's parentage must be kept?
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He gravely touched his lips with his forefinger.
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Where did Pip go to conclude the arrangement for Herbert's partnership?
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Clariker's.
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What did Pip consider to be the only 'complete' and 'good' thing he had done since receiving his great expectations?
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Concluding the arrangement for Herbert's partnership.
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To whom did Mr Jaggers hand the note for nine hundred pounds after receiving Miss Havisham's authority?
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Wemmick.