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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 is the status of Dora's illness in Chapter 53?
(a) Dora is completely better.
(b) Dora is dead.
(c) Little hope of recovery.
(d) Much better.

2. What does the simple act of placing the Strongs' hands together accomplish?
(a) Mrs. Strong faints.
(b) They decide to get a divorce.
(c) Sets off the emotional scene that has been building for many years.
(d) Dr. Strong realizes that he hates his wife.

3. What does Miss Betsey tell David at the end of Chapter 54?
(a) Her husband has truly died.
(b) She is proud of him.
(c) She is in love with Mr. Dick.
(d) She is going to marry Mr. Wickfield.

4. Where does everyone gather to hear Mr. Micawber's evidence in Chapter 52?
(a) The Wickfield house.
(b) Miss Betsey's house.
(c) Debtor's Prison.
(d) David's house.

5. Who does Dr. Strong blame for his wife's affair?
(a) Uriah Heep.
(b) Jack Maldon.
(c) Mrs. Strong.
(d) Himself.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when David takes Agnes to meet Dora?

2. Who do Mr. Peggotty and David search for in hopes of learning more information about Emily in Chapter 47?

3. Where does Maldon invite Mrs. Strong in Chapter 36?

4. What does David realize in Chapter 58?

5. How does David feel he must act due to his financial status in Chapter 35?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. After learning of his newly impoverished state, what does David decide to do, and what happens as a result?

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

5. What happens when David sees Ham in Chapter 55?

6. How does Dora react when David tells her of his poverty?

7. What does Miss Betsey tell David about the strange man in Chapter 47?

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

9. Why does Dora say it's better for her to die now?

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

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