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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. Why does David refrain from telling Agnes that he loves her in Chapter 60?

2. Why does Miss Betsey send David to Dover to attend to some business for her?

3. Where do David, Miss Betsey, Mr. Dick, and Traddles go in Chapter 52?

4. Who finds work as Uriah Heep's clerk in Canterbury?

5. Who does David first visit when he returns after his travels abroad?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Who travels in Chapter 57, and where do they go?

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

6. How is Mr. Peggotty reunited with Emily?

7. What does Mrs. Micawber tell David in Chapter 49?

8. What does David hear about Agnes in Chapter 60?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

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 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.

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