David Copperfield Study Guide

1. What is the name of David's house?

• Yarmouth Boathouse.
• Limestone Aviary.
• Salem House.
• Blunderstone Rookery.

2. What does the sign that David is forced to wear during his stay at boarding school say?

• "Violent boy / Take care of him."
• "Beware, I bite."
• "Beware of Dog"
• "Take care of him. He bites."

3. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of David's birth?

• He was born on a Friday.
• He was born with a caul.
• Everyone thought that he would be a girl.
• He began crying right at the stroke of midnight.

4. What trait does Mr. Murdstone stress to Clara constantly?

• Cruelty.
• Submission.
• Firmness.
• Forgiveness.

5. Why did Miss Betsey storm out on the night that David was born?

• She was upset that David turned out to be a boy.
• She was offended by a comment made by David's mother.
• She found the doctor to be very rude and insulting.
• She was shocked by the young age of her brother's widow.

6. David's earliest memory is of what?

• His father.
• Peggotty and his mother.
• His home.
• His aunt, Miss Trotwood.

7. During his first stay in Yarmouth, David stays where?

• A hotel.
• A boat.
• A large house.
• A cabin.

8. Where does Mr. Mell's mother live?

• In a poorhouse.
• In a boat.
• In a mansion.
• In a secluded house.

9. What does Dora ask David to call her?

• Child-wife.
• Young-wife.
• Simple-wife.
• Little-wife.

10. Which of the following does NOT die at sea?

• Steerforth.
• Mr. Barkis.
• Ham.
• Little Em'ly's father.