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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. Why does David refrain from telling Agnes that he loves her in Chapter 60?
(a) He is scared that she will return his feelings.
(b) He does tell her that he loves her.
(c) He feels he must sacrifice his love in order to preserve their friendship.
(d) He decides that he does not love her.

2. Who has managed to sort out the Wickfield estate and recover most of Miss Betsey's fortune?
(a) Agnes.
(b) David.
(c) Mr. Wickfield.
(d) Traddles.

3. Where do David, Miss Betsey, Mr. Dick, and Traddles go in Chapter 52?
(a) London.
(b) Dover.
(c) Yarmouth.
(d) Canterbury.

4. Who do Mr. Peggotty and David search for in hopes of learning more information about Emily in Chapter 47?
(a) Martha.
(b) Rosa Dartle.
(c) Steerforth.
(d) Littimer.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After the paperwork is settled in Chapter 52, what does everyone decide to do?

2. Who tells David about what is going on with Steerforth and Emily in Chapter 46?

3. What does David ask Agnes to promise in Chapter 39?

4. What does the simple act of placing the Strongs' hands together accomplish?

5. How does Dora react when she learns of the change in David's financial circumstances?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mr. Peggotty's visit in Chapter 63 tie up the loose ends of the novel?

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

3. What is the major problem that David discovers about his marriage to Dora in Chapter 44?

4. What does Miss Betsey tell David about the strange man in Chapter 47?

5. How does Mr. Dick help Dr. and Mrs. Strong, and what is the result?

6. In Chapter 36, who finds work, and what work do they find?

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

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

9. Describe Emily's adventures after leaving home.

10. In Chapter 43, how does David prepare to marry Dora?

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