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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. What does David hope will make Dora become more serious?
(a) Getting a job.
(b) Nothing, ever.
(c) Getting a divorce.
(d) Having a baby.

2. Where does David live after he returns from his travel abroad?
(a) In a cottage in Yarmouth.
(b) In a rented room in London.
(c) In a hotel in Canterbury.
(d) With Miss Betsey in Dover.

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

4. Who do Mr. Peggotty and David search for in hopes of learning more information about Emily in Chapter 47?
(a) Steerforth.
(b) Martha.
(c) Littimer.
(d) Rosa Dartle.

5. What revives David in Chapter 58?
(a) Running into Traddles.
(b) A letter from Agnes.
(c) A glass of cold water.
(d) Finding Dora's wedding ring.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What career move does David make in Chapter 48?

3. Who receives a letter from Mrs. Micawber detailing Mr. Micawber's violent and secretive behavior?

4. Who do David, Miss Betsey, Mr. Dick, and Traddles meet in Chapter 52?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Dora react when David tells her of his poverty?

2. In Chapter 36, who finds work, and what work do they find?

3. How does Dora's father react when he learns of the affair between David and Dora?

4. How does Mr. Peggotty's visit in Chapter 63 tie up the loose ends of the novel?

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

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

7. When David visits Agnes in Chapter 39, why does Mrs. Heep follow them around?

8. What happens when David confronts Agnes in Chapter 62?

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

10. What does David realize in Chapter 58?

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