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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 Miss Betsey hint to David in Chapter 60?

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

3. What is the status of Dora's illness in Chapter 53?

4. What does David learn about Mr. Murdstone in Chapter 59?

5. Where does David go after tending to his aunt's business in Dover?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Littimer tell David in Chapter 46?

3. How does David manage to meet with Dora in Chapter 41?

4. Why does Dora say it's better for her to die now?

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

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

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

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

9. How does Mr. Dick help Dr. and Mrs. Strong, and what is the result?

10. How does Dora's father react when he learns of the affair between David and Dora?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

What role does social class play in "David Copperfield"? What different classes are represented, and by which characters?

Essay Topic 3

How does David and Agnes' friendship affect the story?

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