When pip returns home for mrs. joe's funeral, he's surprised by a. the outpouring of support for joe. b. the state of his childhood home. c. his feelings of tenderness toward mrs. joe. d. biddy's sweet caretaking of him.

The correct answer is C.

After his sister's funer, Pip is surprised by how sad he is because of her death.  Mrs. Joe's is the first death Pip has to deal with in his entire adult life and affected him much more than he though it would.

the underlined phrase is an example of : understatment

awnser:

one thing blogging and good copywriting share is a conversational style, and that means it’s fine to fracture the occasional rule of proper grammar in order to communicate effectively. both bloggers and copywriters routinely end sentences with prepositions, dangle a modifier in a purely technical sense, or make liberal use of the ellipsis when an em dash is the correct choice-all in order to write in the way people actually speak. but there are other mistakes that can detract from your credibility. while we all hope what we have to say is more important than some silly grammatical error, the truth is some people will not subscribe or link to your blog if you make dumb mistakes when you write, and buying from you will be out of the question.