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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 does David realize in Chapter 44?

2. After the paperwork is settled in Chapter 52, what does everyone decide to do?

3. Where does David live after he returns from his travel abroad?

4. In Chapter 46, as David passes the Steerforth house, who asks to speak with him?

5. What does David assume about his relationship with Agnes?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does David realize in Chapter 58?

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

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

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

5. Describe Emily's adventures after leaving home.

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

7. In Chapter 36, who finds work, and what work do they find?

8. What is the major problem that David discovers about his marriage to Dora in Chapter 44?

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

10. What does David learn about Traddles when he returns to London in Chapter 59?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

How does David change throughout the novel? Detail the changes he makes and the reasons behind those changes.

Essay Topic 3

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

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