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

2. When the doctor arrives, what does he bring news about?
(a) Emily's pregnancy.
(b) Mr. Barkis' failing health.
(c) Peggotty giving birth to a new baby.
(d) Miss Betsey's death.

3. Who does Tommy Traddles plan to marry?
(a) Peggotty.
(b) Agnes, Mr. Wickfield's daughter.
(c) Dora, Mr. Spenlow's daughter.
(d) Sophie, the daughter of a country minister.

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

5. What does Agnes confess to being worried about before David leaves Canterbury?
(a) Her hair is falling out.
(b) Her father's drinking problem and Uriah Heep's influence.
(c) Her dog and her cat.
(d) Her job and her boyfriend.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does David learn on his birthday?

2. What happens while David is in Yarmouth with Peggotty?

3. When the Murdstones arrive at Miss Betsey's house and express their intentions to treat David as they wish, what does Miss Betsey tell them?

4. Why does Steerforth want to accompany David to Yarmouth?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Steerforth spend his time in Yarmouth in Chapter 22?

2. Describe the scene of David's birth.

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

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

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

6. What happens when David arrives at Salem House?

7. Why is David anxious about returning to school?

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

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

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

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