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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 feel he must act due to his financial status in Chapter 35?
(a) Marry a rich woman for her money.
(b) Move to America.
(c) Stop associating with his aunt.
(d) Resign from his apprenticeship and tell Dora that he is poor.

2. Who senses the unhappiness of Dr. and Mrs. Strong in Chapter 45 and wants to help?
(a) Mr. Dick.
(b) David.
(c) Mr. Micawber.
(d) Jack Maldon.

3. How does Agnes react when David confronts her about her possible suitor?
(a) She says that they are better off as friends.
(b) She tells him that she never wants to see him again.
(c) She slaps him.
(d) She confesses that she has always loved him.

4. How long does David wander aimlessly through Europe before returning home?
(a) Two days.
(b) Twenty-seven years.
(c) Several years.
(d) Five months.

5. In Chapter 46, as David passes the Steerforth house, who asks to speak with him?
(a) Mrs. Steerforth.
(b) Steerforth.
(c) Miss Dartle.
(d) Littimer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does David work on in Chapter 61?

2. What does the simple act of placing the Strongs' hands together accomplish?

3. Who does David first visit when he returns after his travels abroad?

4. Who tells David about what is going on with Steerforth and Emily in Chapter 46?

5. Where does David live after he returns from his travel abroad?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when David tries to improve Dora's thinking?

2. What does David learn about Traddles when he returns to London in Chapter 59?

3. How does Mr. Dick help Dr. and Mrs. Strong, and what is the result?

4. When David visits Agnes in Chapter 39, why does Mrs. Heep follow them around?

5. Why does David travel, and where does he go?

6. What does Littimer tell David in Chapter 46?

7. How does Dora's father react when he learns of the affair between David and Dora?

8. What does David do when he returns home in Chapter 40?

9. Why does Mr. Creakle write to David in Chapter 61?

10. How does Mr. Peggotty's visit in Chapter 63 tie up the loose ends of the novel?

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