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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Dr. Strong blame for his wife's affair?
(a) Himself.
(b) Mrs. Strong.
(c) Jack Maldon.
(d) Uriah Heep.

2. What is Mr. Micawber's position in Australia?
(a) He is a writer.
(b) He is in jail for debt again.
(c) He is a lawyer.
(d) He has been elected to a local government office.

3. Who makes preparations to go to Australia in Chapter 55?
(a) The Micawbers.
(b) Miss Betsey and Mr. Dick.
(c) David and Agnes.
(d) Mr. Peggotty and Emily.

4. Who seems to follow David and Agnes around when they try to talk about Dora?
(a) Mrs. Heep.
(b) Dora.
(c) Mr. Wickfield.
(d) Uriah Heep.

5. What worries Agnes in Chapter 35?
(a) Her pending wedding to Uriah Heep.
(b) David's love for Dora.
(c) Uriah Heep's influence over her father.
(d) David's drunken behavior.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does David see when he returns late to his aunt's house in Chapter 47?

2. What happens when David tries to improve Dora's thinking in Chapter 48?

3. Who are the most penitent prisoners at Mr. Creakle's experimental prison?

4. What is taken to Mrs. Steerforth in Chapter 56?

5. What is David unable to share with Dora?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mr. Creakle write to David in Chapter 61?

2. What happens when David tries to improve Dora's thinking?

3. When David visits Agnes in Chapter 39, why does Mrs. Heep follow them around?

4. What happens when David sees Ham in Chapter 55?

5. Why does David travel, and where does he go?

6. Describe Emily's adventures after leaving home.

7. How does the action in Chapter 64 sum up the lives of all the characters in "David Copperfield"?

8. How is Mr. Peggotty reunited with Emily?

9. What does David do when he returns home in Chapter 40?

10. After learning of his newly impoverished state, what does David decide to do, and what happens as a result?

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