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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does David first visit when he returns after his travels abroad?
(a) Mrs. Steerforth.
(b) Miss Betsey.
(c) Traddles.
(d) Agnes.

2. What is Mr. Micawber's position in Australia?
(a) He has been elected to a local government office.
(b) He is a lawyer.
(c) He is a writer.
(d) He is in jail for debt again.

3. To what does David attribute all of his good fortune?
(a) Emily.
(b) Dora.
(c) Miss Betsey.
(d) Agnes.

4. What does Agnes reveal to David about her deathbed conversation with Dora?
(a) Dora confessed that she did not love David.
(b) Dora asked Agnes to marry David.
(c) Dora forbade Agnes to ever speak to David again.
(d) Dora told Agnes that she is her best friend.

5. Why does Dora state that it is better for her to die now?
(a) Because she misses her father.
(b) Because she hates her husband.
(c) Because she is tired of living.
(d) Because David still loves her, whereas in ten years he would grow bitter because she will never improve and become a better wife.

6. What does David learn about Mr. Murdstone in Chapter 59?
(a) That he has died.
(b) That he has many children.
(c) That he wants to apologize to David for his past cruelty.
(d) That he has succeeded in crushing his second wife's spirit.

7. Who is an attempt made to rescue in Chapter 55?
(a) David.
(b) Agnes.
(c) Steerforth.
(d) Ham.

8. After the paperwork is settled in Chapter 52, what does everyone decide to do?
(a) Sue Uriah Heep.
(b) Take a vacation.
(c) Pay the passage for the Micawbers to move to Australia and start a new life.
(d) Move to Australia.

9. Who does Mr. Micawber blame for many of his troubles in Chapter 49?
(a) Mr. Wickfield.
(b) Uriah Heep.
(c) Emily.
(d) Mrs. Micawber.

10. Where do David, Miss Betsey, Mr. Dick, and Traddles go in Chapter 52?
(a) Canterbury.
(b) London.
(c) Dover.
(d) Yarmouth.

11. What does David refrain from telling the Micawbers, Mr. Peggotty, and Emily about in Chapter 57?
(a) That he wishes they would stay.
(b) Ham and Steerforth's deaths.
(c) His love for Agnes.
(d) How much he misses Dora.

12. Who dies while attempting to rescue another man during the storm in Chapter 55?
(a) Emily.
(b) David.
(c) Ham.
(d) Steerforth.

13. How does Emily learn of Ham's death?
(a) In a newspaper.
(b) David tells her.
(c) The captain of the ship on the way to Australia tells her.
(d) Ham's mother writes her a letter.

14. When do the last two chapters of the novel take place in relation to the previous chapters?
(a) Four weeks.
(b) Two days.
(c) Five months.
(d) Ten years later.

15. What is taken to Mrs. Steerforth in Chapter 56?
(a) David's well wishes.
(b) Steerforth's will.
(c) Steerforth's body.
(d) Miss Betsey's consolations.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Dora specifically send for on her deathbed?

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

3. What does Miss Betsey hint to David in Chapter 60?

4. What worries Agnes in Chapter 35?

5. How does David feel about his relationship with Dora?

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