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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who are the most penitent prisoners at Mr. Creakle's experimental prison?
(a) Uriah Heep and Littimer.
(b) Steerforth and Ham.
(c) Emily and Dora.
(d) Mr. Micawber and Mr. Peggotty.

3. What does Mrs. Strong say that worries David in Chapter 45?
(a) Marrying for money is intelligent.
(b) Dora is cheating on David.
(c) Two people with different outlooks on life can never be happily married.
(d) Mrs. Strong is in love with David.

4. What does David ask Agnes to promise in Chapter 39?
(a) To move to Australia to escape Uriah Heep.
(b) To marry him if things do not work out with Dora.
(c) To marry Uriah Heep to help her father.
(d) That she will not marry Uriah Heep out of duty to her father.

5. In Chapter 50, who summons David and takes him to a rooming house in London?
(a) Emily.
(b) Steerforth.
(c) Martha.
(d) Rosa Dartle.

6. Who seems to follow David and Agnes around when they try to talk about Dora?
(a) Dora.
(b) Mrs. Heep.
(c) Uriah Heep.
(d) Mr. Wickfield.

7. What happens with Emily in Chapter 51?
(a) Emily reveals that she is pregnant.
(b) Emily runs away from Mr. Peggotty.
(c) Emily does not appear in Chapter 51.
(d) Emily shares her story about what has happened since she ran away.

8. Who senses the unhappiness of Dr. and Mrs. Strong in Chapter 45 and wants to help?
(a) Jack Maldon.
(b) Mr. Dick.
(c) Mr. Micawber.
(d) David.

9. After Miss Betsey loses her fortune, what does Agnes suggest David do for work?
(a) Accept being poor.
(b) Build houses.
(c) Write books.
(d) Work as a private secretary for Dr. Strong.

10. What worries Agnes in Chapter 35?
(a) David's drunken behavior.
(b) David's love for Dora.
(c) Uriah Heep's influence over her father.
(d) Her pending wedding to Uriah Heep.

11. Who makes preparations to go to Australia in Chapter 55?
(a) Miss Betsey and Mr. Dick.
(b) David and Agnes.
(c) Mr. Peggotty and Emily.
(d) The Micawbers.

12. Who has managed to sort out the Wickfield estate and recover most of Miss Betsey's fortune?
(a) Agnes.
(b) David.
(c) Traddles.
(d) Mr. Wickfield.

13. How does David feel he must act due to his financial status in Chapter 35?
(a) Marry a rich woman for her money.
(b) Resign from his apprenticeship and tell Dora that he is poor.
(c) Move to America.
(d) Stop associating with his aunt.

14. Where does David first return after his travels abroad?
(a) Canterbury.
(b) London.
(c) Yarmouth.
(d) Dover.

15. Who does David see when he returns late to his aunt's house in Chapter 47?
(a) The same man that was bothering her in London.
(b) Steerforth.
(c) Mr. Micawber.
(d) Uriah Heep.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Why does Dora faint?

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

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

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