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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 does Dora's friend inform David of?
(a) That David has no chance with Dora so he should just leave her alone.
(b) That Dora is getting married to Steerforth.
(c) That Dora is going to become a nun.
(d) That Dora is going to visit her in London and he is welcome to visit as well.

2. Who does Miss Betsey suggest that David visit after he finishes school?
(a) Agnes.
(b) Mr. Murdstone.
(c) Dora.
(d) 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?
(a) Miss Betsey tells the Murdstones that they should beat David for running away.
(b) Miss Betsey tells the Murdstones to take David away immediately.
(c) Miss Betsey tells the Murdstones that they will not ruin David as they ruined his mother.
(d) Miss Betsey tells the Murdstones that she will kill them if they do not leave immediately.

4. How does Agnes react to seeing David drunk?
(a) She cries herself to sleep.
(b) She slaps him and refuses to speak to him.
(c) She tells him that she loves him.
(d) She is angry and convinces him to go home.

5. In Chapter 13, where does David head toward?
(a) Yarmouth.
(b) London.
(c) Canterbury.
(d) Dover.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is David's mother's health affected by her marriage?

2. What announcement at Peggotty's home is interrupted by David and Steerforth's arrival?

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

4. What does Miss Betsey tell Mr. Murdstone in a letter?

5. Who does David re-encounter when he arrives in London?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Littimer make David feel?

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

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

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

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

6. What happens when David visits Dora's friend's house in London?

7. Describe the scene of David's birth.

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

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

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

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