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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who visits David at his new lodgings after he obtains his apprenticeship?

3. Why is the suspicious person at Steerforth's house unable to obtain information from David?

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

5. Two days later, how does David feel about his behavior to Agnes while he was drunk?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the friendship between David and Steerforth.

2. Why is David anxious about returning to school?

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

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 does Miss Betsey suggest David pursue as a career, and why?

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

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

9. Describe the interaction between Rosa Dartle and Steerforth in Chapter 29.

10. What happens when David arrives at Salem House?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose two characters that act as a foil to one another. In what ways do these characters serve as opposites? Are these differences indicative of good or evil?

Essay Topic 2

How is speech used to indicate social class in "David Copperfield"? Providing specific examples from the text, which characters are evidence of this motif? What social classes are represented by differences in speech?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Agnes and Dora. How are their relationships with David similar and different?

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