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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 senses the unhappiness of Dr. and Mrs. Strong in Chapter 45 and wants to help?

2. What does David realize in Chapter 44?

3. Who tells David about what is going on with Steerforth and Emily in Chapter 46?

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

5. To what does David attribute all of his good fortune?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens when David tries to improve Dora's thinking?

3. How is Mr. Peggotty reunited with Emily?

4. In Chapter 43, how does David prepare to marry Dora?

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

6. What happens when David sees Ham in Chapter 55?

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

8. What does David do when he returns home in Chapter 40?

9. What does David realize in Chapter 58?

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

How is foreshadowing used in "David Copperfield"? Choose one major instance of foreshadowing and follow it through the book, finishing with how the event is fulfilled.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

How is physical beauty used to correspond to moral good in this novel? Which characters demonstrate the use of this motif?

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