David Copperfield Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 118 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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David Copperfield Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 118 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does David try to do after finishing school?

2. What does David learn on his birthday?

3. Why does David sell most of his clothes on his journey?

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

5. What is Mr. Murdstone doing when David runs into him in the midst of making his legal rounds?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the other characters feel about Mr. Murdstone?

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

3. Describe the friendship between David and Steerforth.

4. What news does David learn when he visits Yarmouth in Chapter 30?

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

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

7. What happens when David is having tea with the Heeps?

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

9. What do you think about Miss Betsey's conversation with the Murdstones?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose one of the main themes in this novel (abuse of the weak, marriage equality, etc.) and detail its recurrences throughout the novel. What does it add to the novel? How does it affect the different characters?

Essay Topic 2

What is the significance of wealth in this novel? What events are driven by wealth and poverty? How are characters viewed based on their pecuniary successes?

Essay Topic 3

How are the different symbols(the sea, flowers, etc.) used throughout the novel to represent abstract concepts? Detail and explain how the symbols are used to describe certain abstract concepts and which concepts they describe.

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