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

2. What is the major problem in David and Dora's marriage?
(a) David loves Agnes.
(b) Dora is unable to get pregnant.
(c) Dora loves Steerforth.
(d) Dora's inability to do anything practical.

3. How does David feel about his relationship with Dora?
(a) Disappointed.
(b) He has no relationship with Dora.
(c) Angry.
(d) Happy.

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

5. Who hits Uriah Heep?
(a) Mrs. Strong.
(b) Jack Maldon.
(c) David.
(d) Dr. Strong.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Due to a trail of letters he finds, where does Mr. Peggotty believe Emily has gone?

3. When do the last two chapters of the novel take place in relation to the previous chapters?

4. How does Dora react when she learns of the change in David's financial circumstances?

5. Who does Miss Dartle confront in Chapter 50?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens when David sees Ham in Chapter 55?

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

4. How does Rosa Dartle react to Steerforth's death?

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

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

7. In Chapter 43, how does David prepare to marry Dora?

8. What does David learn about Traddles when he returns to London in Chapter 59?

9. Why does Mr. Creakle write to David in Chapter 61?

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

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