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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 do the last two chapters of the novel take place in relation to the previous chapters?

2. What is Mr. Micawber's position in Australia?

3. Who does Mr. Micawber blame for many of his troubles in Chapter 49?

4. Who does Miss Dartle confront in Chapter 50?

5. Who receives a letter from Mrs. Micawber detailing Mr. Micawber's violent and secretive behavior?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Recount Mr. Micawber's charges against Uriah Heep.

3. How does Rosa Dartle react to Steerforth's death?

4. What does Littimer tell David in Chapter 46?

5. What happens when David confronts Agnes in Chapter 62?

6. How is Mr. Peggotty reunited with Emily?

7. Why does Mr. Creakle write to David in Chapter 61?

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

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

10. How does the action in Chapter 64 sum up the lives of all the characters in "David Copperfield"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In what ways is the motif of mothers and mother figures used in "David Copperfield"? Which characters act in this type of position, and how do they affect the novel and the other characters in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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?

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