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

2. Where does Steerforth stay while in Yarmouth?
(a) With Peggotty's family.
(b) The Rookery.
(c) An inn.
(d) On the street.

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

4. Two days later, how does David feel about his behavior to Agnes while he was drunk?
(a) He never gets drunk.
(b) He does not care.
(c) He laughs about it.
(d) He is embarrassed and seeks forgiveness.

5. When is Peggotty fired?
(a) After David's mother has another son.
(b) Never.
(c) After David's mother's funeral.
(d) After Mr. Murdstone marries David's mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does David have a crush on in Yarmouth?

2. How is David's mother's health affected by her marriage?

3. Why does Mrs. Micawber suggest her husband take out an advertisement?

4. In Chapter 13, where does David head toward?

5. Who is suspicious about Steerforth at Steerforth's house?

Short Essay Questions

1. Before David leaves Canterbury, what does Agnes tell him?

2. What does Ham tell David about Emily in Chapter 31?

3. Describe the interaction between Rosa Dartle and Steerforth in Chapter 29.

4. What happens when David visits Dora's friend's house in London?

5. Describe the friendship between David and Steerforth.

6. What news does David learn when he visits Yarmouth in Chapter 30?

7. How do the other characters feel about Mr. Murdstone?

8. What happens when David is having tea with the Heeps?

9. How does Littimer make David feel?

10. What happens during and after David's dinner party in Chapter 24?

(see the answer keys)

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