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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does David buy with his extra income in Chapter 43?
(a) An apprenticeship.
(b) A new horse.
(c) A small cottage.
(d) An engagement ring.

2. After Miss Betsey loses her fortune, what does Agnes suggest David do for work?
(a) Work as a private secretary for Dr. Strong.
(b) Build houses.
(c) Accept being poor.
(d) Write books.

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

4. Who are the most penitent prisoners at Mr. Creakle's experimental prison?
(a) Steerforth and Ham.
(b) Mr. Micawber and Mr. Peggotty.
(c) Uriah Heep and Littimer.
(d) Emily and Dora.

5. How does Emily learn of Ham's death?
(a) The captain of the ship on the way to Australia tells her.
(b) In a newspaper.
(c) Ham's mother writes her a letter.
(d) David tells her.

6. In Chapter 64, the narrator reveals that all of the characters are happy except which one?
(a) David.
(b) Mrs. Steerforth.
(c) Emily.
(d) Rosa Dartle.

7. Where does David first return after his travels abroad?
(a) Dover.
(b) Yarmouth.
(c) London.
(d) Canterbury.

8. How does David earn extra money in Chapter 43?
(a) By blackmailing Uriah Heep.
(b) By marrying Dora.
(c) By beginning a literary career.
(d) By blackmailing Jack Maldon.

9. How does Agnes react when David confronts her about her possible suitor?
(a) She confesses that she has always loved him.
(b) She says that they are better off as friends.
(c) She tells him that she never wants to see him again.
(d) She slaps him.

10. In Chapter 50, who summons David and takes him to a rooming house in London?
(a) Steerforth.
(b) Rosa Dartle.
(c) Martha.
(d) Emily.

11. What does David assume about his relationship with Agnes?
(a) That they can only be friends.
(b) David does not have a relationship with Agnes at this point.
(c) That they will never speak again.
(d) That they will live happily ever after.

12. How does Dora react when she learns of the change in David's financial circumstances?
(a) She tells him that she is marrying someone else.
(b) She breaks off their engagement.
(c) She tells him that she loves him too much for financial matters to concern her.
(d) She begs David never to mention poverty or hard work to her again.

13. Who does David see when he returns late to his aunt's house in Chapter 47?
(a) Mr. Micawber.
(b) Steerforth.
(c) Uriah Heep.
(d) The same man that was bothering her in London.

14. What happens when David takes Agnes to meet Dora?
(a) The two women hate each other.
(b) The two women strike up a strong friendship.
(c) David decides that he cannot be friends with Agnes anymore.
(d) David realizes that he loves Agnes, not Dora.

15. Why does Miss Betsey send David to Dover to attend to some business for her?
(a) To visit Agnes.
(b) In hopes of cheering David up.
(c) To see Dora.
(d) She does not want to be around him.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 46, as David passes the Steerforth house, who asks to speak with him?

2. What delays David from delivering a letter to Emily from Ham?

3. Why does David refrain from telling Agnes that he loves her in Chapter 60?

4. When do the last two chapters of the novel take place in relation to the previous chapters?

5. To what does David attribute all of his good fortune?

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