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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 is Mr. Murdstone doing when David runs into him in the midst of making his legal rounds?
(a) Crying over the way he treated David's mother.
(b) Applying for a marriage license.
(c) Searching for his sister.
(d) Drinking heavily.

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

3. When Mr. Dick visits David at school, what does he tell David has frightened Miss Betsey?
(a) She thinks she is pregnant.
(b) A glass broke.
(c) A ghost.
(d) The appearance of a strange man.

4. What does Miss Betsey decide to do about David?
(a) Send him home with the Murdstones.
(b) Kick him out on the street.
(c) Beat him.
(d) Accept him as her ward.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Ham see talking with Emily in town before she runs away?

2. Who does David serve as apprentice under by Miss Betsey's arrangement?

3. What is the name of Steerforth's butler?

4. How does David feel about Dora?

5. Who is the headmaster at David's new school while he stays with the Wickfields?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is David anxious about returning to school?

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

3. What happens when David finally arrives at Miss Betsey's house?

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

5. How does Mr. Wickfield influence David's life in Chapter 15?

6. How does Littimer make David feel?

7. How does Mrs. Steerforth react to learning her son has run away with Emily?

8. Describe David's dinner party in Chapter 28.

9. Describe the state of Tommy Traddles' affairs in Chapter 27.

10. Describe the two women that David tells Agnes about having crushes on in Chapter 18.

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