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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. Who is Tommy Traddles boarding with?

2. When Miss Betsey visits David in Chapter 34, what does she tell him?

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

4. Where does Miss Betsey decide to send David to school?

5. How does Mr. Creakle run the school?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What do you think about Miss Betsey's conversation with the Murdstones?

3. Describe the friendship between David and Steerforth.

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

5. How does Mrs. Steerforth react to learning her son has run away with Emily?

6. Describe the scene of David's birth.

7. What happens when David arrives at Salem House?

8. How does Littimer make David feel?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How do the minor characters in the novel affect the plot? How would the novel be different if one or more of these characters were removed?

Essay Topic 2

How would the story be different if David's mother had lived?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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