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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What happens between David and Dora in Chapter 32?
(a) They elope.
(b) They establish a secret courtship, and he buys her an engagement ring.
(c) They decide to murder Mr. Spenlow.
(d) They get into an argument and decide never to speak to one another again.

3. Who is Miss Betsey's lawyer?
(a) Mr. Murdstone.
(b) Mr. Wickfield.
(c) Mr. Heep.
(d) Mr. Creakle.

4. What is the name of the carriage driver who wants to marry Peggotty?
(a) Mr. Micawber.
(b) Mr. Murdstone.
(c) Mr. Creakle.
(d) Mr. Barkis.

5. What is Tommy Traddles studying for a career in?
(a) Sales.
(b) Medicine.
(c) Law.
(d) Nothing.

6. What happens when Miss Betsey privately speaks with a man on the street who obviously disturbs her?
(a) She returns agitated, with most of the money in her purse gone.
(b) She cries to David about it.
(c) She does not talk to a man on the street who obviously disturbs her.
(d) She slaps the man.

7. Who is suspicious about Steerforth at Steerforth's house?
(a) Littimer.
(b) Mrs. Steerforth.
(c) David.
(d) Rosa Dartle.

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

9. What does Dora's friend inform David of?
(a) That Dora is going to become a nun.
(b) That Dora is going to visit her in London and he is welcome to visit as well.
(c) That Dora is getting married to Steerforth.
(d) That David has no chance with Dora so he should just leave her alone.

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

11. What does David find when he returns home for the holidays?
(a) His mother has given birth to another son.
(b) Mr. Murdstone is gone.
(c) His mother is dead.
(d) Miss Betsey will adopt him.

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

13. Why does Littimer bring Miss Mowcher to Steerforth?
(a) To gossip with Steerforth.
(b) To give Steerforth a hair treatment.
(c) To tell Steerforth gossip about David.
(d) To be Steerforth's friend.

14. What does Agnes confess to being worried about before David leaves Canterbury?
(a) Her job and her boyfriend.
(b) Her father's drinking problem and Uriah Heep's influence.
(c) Her dog and her cat.
(d) Her hair is falling out.

15. Why does David sell most of his clothes on his journey?
(a) To buy new ones.
(b) To buy a gift for his aunt.
(c) So no one will recognize him.
(d) To buy food.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Miss Betsey visits David in Chapter 34, what does she tell him?

2. What about David's birth offends his great aunt, Miss Betsey Trotwood?

3. What does Emily's uncle, Mr. Peggotty, decide to do when Emily runs away?

4. Who is going to become Agnes' father's business partner?

5. How does David do in school?

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