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David Copperfield Study Guide

by Charles Dickens

David Copperfield Quiz 1

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.

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