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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. When Miss Mowcher arrives at the Peggotty house, what does she explain that she first suspected?

2. What does David learn on his birthday?

3. In Chapter 13, where does David head toward?

4. What does Peggotty object to?

5. What does Mr. Creakle threaten his students with in order to retain order?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does Mrs. Steerforth feel about her son in Chapter 20?

6. Why is David anxious about returning to school?

7. How does Littimer make David feel?

8. Describe the friendship between David and Steerforth.

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Which characters are present in the novel as the protagonist and the antagonist? Why are these characters labeled in this way?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Choose one of the main themes in this novel (abuse of the weak, marriage equality, etc.) and detail its recurrences throughout the novel. What does it add to the novel? How does it affect the different characters?

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