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

2. When Miss Mowcher arrives at the Peggotty house, what does she explain that she first suspected?
(a) That Littimer planned to kidnap Emily.
(b) That Steerforth wanted to marry Emily.
(c) That David was courting Emily.
(d) That Emily was pregnant.

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

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

5. What does David learn on his birthday?
(a) That he is being expelled from Salem House.
(b) That his mother has died.
(c) That his father is still alive.
(d) That his baby brother has died.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mr. Creakle run the school?

2. Why does David sell most of his clothes on his journey?

3. Who visits David at his new lodgings after he obtains his apprenticeship?

4. What happens when Miss Betsey privately speaks with a man on the street who obviously disturbs her?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Littimer make David feel?

3. What do you think about Miss Betsey's conversation with the Murdstones?

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

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

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

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

8. What methods do the Murdstones use to break the spirits of the other people in the house?

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

10. While David visits Traddles, who arrives and what do they tell David?

(see the answer keys)

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