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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Miss Betsey's lawyer?
(a) Mr. Heep.
(b) Mr. Wickfield.
(c) Mr. Creakle.
(d) Mr. Murdstone.

2. How does David feel in his new lodgings with the Wickfields?
(a) Scared.
(b) Uncomfortable.
(c) Comfortable.
(d) Lucky.

3. What does Agnes confess to being worried about before David leaves Canterbury?
(a) Her dog and her cat.
(b) Her hair is falling out.
(c) Her job and her boyfriend.
(d) Her father's drinking problem and Uriah Heep's influence.

4. What does David try to do after finishing school?
(a) Find a wife.
(b) Find a suitable career.
(c) Buy a house.
(d) Have a child.

5. When is Peggotty fired?
(a) After David's mother's funeral.
(b) Never.
(c) After David's mother has another son.
(d) After Mr. Murdstone marries David's mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What announcement at Peggotty's home is interrupted by David and Steerforth's arrival?

2. Why does Littimer bring Miss Mowcher to Steerforth?

3. Who is suspicious about Steerforth at Steerforth's house?

4. Who does David have tea with?

5. How does David do in school?

Short Essay Questions

1. Before David leaves Canterbury, what does Agnes tell him?

2. What happens during and after David's dinner party in Chapter 24?

3. What methods do the Murdstones use to break the spirits of the other people in the house?

4. Describe the state of Tommy Traddles' affairs in Chapter 27.

5. How does Steerforth spend his time in Yarmouth in Chapter 22?

6. How does Mr. Wickfield influence David's life in Chapter 15?

7. Describe the conversation between David and Agnes in Chapter 25.

8. How does Mrs. Steerforth react to learning her son has run away with Emily?

9. What happens immediately after David's mother's funeral?

10. Describe the scene of David's birth.

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