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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. How does David do in school?
(a) David does poorly in school.
(b) David is expelled from school.
(c) David drops out of school.
(d) David does well in school.

2. How is David's mother's health affected by her marriage?
(a) She has a heart attack.
(b) She gets diabetes.
(c) She falls into bad health and seems unlikely to recover.
(d) It is not.

3. Where does David go in Chapter 30?
(a) Canterbury.
(b) Dover.
(c) London.
(d) Yarmouth.

4. Who is going to become Agnes' father's business partner?
(a) Mr. Murdstone.
(b) Miss Betsey.
(c) Uriah Heep.
(d) Mr.Wickfield.

5. Who does David discuss his romantic problems with?
(a) Dora.
(b) Mr. Dick.
(c) Agnes.
(d) Miss Betsey.

Short Answer Questions

1. What about David's birth offends his great aunt, Miss Betsey Trotwood?

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

3. How does Mr. Creakle run the school?

4. What does David try to do after finishing school?

5. What student is first to return when the London school reopens after the holiday?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What happens immediately after David's mother's funeral?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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