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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. Why does David sell most of his clothes on his journey?
(a) To buy new ones.
(b) So no one will recognize him.
(c) To buy a gift for his aunt.
(d) To buy food.

2. Who does David run into when he and Agnes attend a dinner party?
(a) Dora.
(b) Tommy Traddles.
(c) Uriah Heep.
(d) Steerforth.

3. What does Mr. Creakle threaten his students with in order to retain order?
(a) Not feeding them.
(b) Violence.
(c) Calling their parents.
(d) Expulsion.

4. When Miss Mowcher arrives at the Peggotty house, what does she explain that she first suspected?
(a) That Littimer planned to kidnap Emily.
(b) That Steerforth wanted to marry Emily.
(c) That Emily was pregnant.
(d) That David was courting Emily.

5. Who is Tommy Traddles boarding with?
(a) David.
(b) The Micawber family.
(c) Steerforth.
(d) The Peggotty family.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does David serve as apprentice under by Miss Betsey's arrangement?

2. Why do the Micawbers have to leave Plymouth?

3. What happens between David and Dora in Chapter 32?

4. Who does Miss Betsey allow to live with her to avoid being taken to a mental institution?

5. Why does David go to Yarmouth?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens when David finally arrives at Miss Betsey's house?

3. Describe the scene of David's birth.

4. Why does David's mother die, and how/when does David find out?

5. Describe David's dinner party in Chapter 28.

6. Describe the friendship between David and Steerforth.

7. Why is David anxious about returning to school?

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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