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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 does David serve as apprentice under by Miss Betsey's arrangement?

2. How does David feel about Dora?

3. What is Tommy Traddles studying for a career in?

4. What does David often do while staying in Yarmouth?

5. Who is suspicious about Steerforth at Steerforth's house?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the friendship between David and Steerforth.

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

3. How does Mr. Wickfield influence David's life in Chapter 15?

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

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

6. What happens when David finally arrives at Miss Betsey's house?

7. Describe the two women that David tells Agnes about having crushes on in Chapter 18.

8. Describe David's job at Murdstones and Grindy.

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

10. What happens when David visits Dora's friend's house in London?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the first person point-of-view enhance and inhibit the story? How would the novel be different if a different point of view were used?

Essay Topic 2

Is David Copperfield a self-portrait of Charles Dickens? Use textual evidence and biographical support to argue your opinion.

Essay Topic 3

Dickens published this novel in twenty installments. How does this structure affect the way in which the story is told?

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