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

2. What kind of stepfather is Mr. Murdstone?
(a) Strict.
(b) Generous.
(c) Kind.
(d) Loving.

3. What does David learn about Emily shortly after arriving in Yarmouth?
(a) She is engaged.
(b) She is pregnant.
(c) She has died.
(d) She has been apprenticed to the tailor shop as a dressmaker.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Miss Betsey decide to send David to school?

3. How does Mrs. Steerforth feel about her son?

4. What does David resolve to do to escape his horrible life?

5. How long after his father's death is David born?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does David feel about Dora, and what does he worry about?

3. How does Littimer make David feel?

4. Describe David's job at Murdstones and Grindy.

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

6. Why does David's mother die, and how/when does David find out?

7. Describe the conversation between David and Agnes in Chapter 25.

8. Describe the scene of David's birth.

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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