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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Ham arrives at the Peggotty home without Emily, what does he secretly tell David?
(a) That Emily is pregnant.
(b) That Emily has run away with another man.
(c) That he is not in love with Emily.
(d) That he is interested in men.

2. What does Mr. Creakle threaten his students with in order to retain order?
(a) Expulsion.
(b) Violence.
(c) Not feeding them.
(d) Calling their parents.

3. Where does David go in Chapter 30?
(a) Canterbury.
(b) London.
(c) Yarmouth.
(d) Dover.

4. Why is Emily being let out of her apprenticeship?
(a) Because she is bad at dressmaking.
(b) Because she is getting married.
(c) Because she is pregnant.
(d) Because she asks nicely.

5. What does Miss Betsey suggest that David become?
(a) A proctor.
(b) A doctor.
(c) A librarian.
(d) A teacher.

6. During David's tea outing, who passes the house so that David is forced to introduce him to his hosts?
(a) Mr. Micawber.
(b) Mr. Murdstone.
(c) Miss Betsey.
(d) Mr. Creakle.

7. Who helps execute Barkis' will?
(a) Traddles.
(b) Peggotty.
(c) David.
(d) Mr. Wickfield.

8. Why does David go to Yarmouth?
(a) To visit Peggotty's family.
(b) To visit his aunt.
(c) To go to school.
(d) To find a wife.

9. What does David try to do after finishing school?
(a) Find a wife.
(b) Buy a house.
(c) Have a child.
(d) Find a suitable career.

10. How does Mr. Spenlow celebrate David's official apprenticeship?
(a) By inviting him to spend the weekend at his house and introducing David to his daughter, Dora.
(b) By giving him money.
(c) By sending him to prison.
(d) By offering to let him marry Mr. Spenlow's daughter.

11. Where does David live when he goes to London to work?
(a) In a spare room belonging to the Micawber family.
(b) In a hotel.
(c) With Steerforth.
(d) With the Wickfields.

12. What does David often do while staying in Yarmouth?
(a) Get drunk.
(b) Cry.
(c) Visit his old home, The Rookery.
(d) Visit Peggotty.

13. How does Mr. Creakle run the school?
(a) With his wife's help.
(b) By inspiring fear in his students.
(c) Kindly with all of his students loving him.
(d) Mr. Creakle does not run the school.

14. When Miss Betsey visits David in Chapter 34, what does she tell him?
(a) That she has lost her fortune through bad investments.
(b) That she never wants to see him again.
(c) That her husband has shown up.
(d) That she is having a baby.

15. Who interrupts David's dinner party with the Micawbers and Traddles?
(a) Steerforth.
(b) Mr. Dick.
(c) Littimer.
(d) Miss Betsey.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens while David is in Yarmouth with Peggotty?

2. What does Peggotty object to?

3. What does Miss Betsey decide to do about David?

4. Why does David find the London school closed?

5. How does David do in school?

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