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Great Expectations

Charles Dickens

Type

Novel

Published

1861

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Who turns out to be Pip's secret benefactor — the mysterious supporter who has been providing for his "great expectations" as a gentleman?

AMiss Havisham
BJaggers
CAbel Magwitch✓
DHerbert Pocket

Rationale

While Pip believes for much of the story that Miss Havisham is his benefactor, he is taken aback to discover that the escaped convict Abel Magwitch — whom Pip assisted as a child on the marshes — has been secretly financing his education and life in London out of gratitude and affection.

Who turns out to be Pip's secret benefactor — the enigmatic source of his "great expectations" — as the story unfolds?

AMiss Havisham
BJaggers
CAbel Magwitch✓
DHerbert Pocket

Rationale

While Pip believes Miss Havisham is his benefactor, it is eventually revealed that Abel Magwitch — the convict Pip aided on the marshes during his childhood — has been quietly supporting Pip's education and lifestyle from Australia.

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