David Copperfield Quizzes

David Copperfield Quiz 1

By Elizabeth Miranda · Edited by Adam Kissel · Last reviewed April 19, 2009

1 What is the name of David's house?

Salem House.

Blunderstone Rookery.

Yarmouth Boathouse.

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

"Beware, I bite."

"Take care of him. He bites."

"Violent boy / Take care of him."

"Beware of Dog"
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.

He began crying right at the stroke of midnight.

Everyone thought that he would be a girl.
4 What trait does Mr. Murdstone stress to Clara constantly?

Forgiveness.

Cruelty.

Submission.

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

She found the doctor to be very rude and insulting.

She was shocked by the young age of her brother's widow.

She was upset that David turned out to be a boy.

She was offended by a comment made by David's mother.
6 David's earliest memory is of what?

His home.

His father.

Peggotty and his mother.

His aunt, Miss Trotwood.
7 During his first stay in Yarmouth, David stays where?

A cabin.

A hotel.

A large house.

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

In a boat.

In a secluded house.

In a poorhouse.

In a mansion.
9 What does Dora ask David to call her?

Little-wife.

Simple-wife.

Child-wife.

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

Mr. Barkis.

Steerforth.

Ham.

Little Em'ly's father.
11 Mr. Wickfield suffers from what?

Alcoholism.

Cancer.

Insomnia.

Chronic illness.
12 How did Miss Dartle get her scar?

From Steerforth throwing a hammer at her.

From fainting and falling down.

From an accident out at sea.

From a fight with Mrs. Steerforth.
13 Dora always has the following at her side:

Her dog.

Her paints.

Flowers.

Her guitar.
14 Who does NOT go to Australia at the end of the novel?

Mrs. Grummidge.

Mr. Omer.

Mr. Peggotty.

Martha.
15 David eventually decides that he wants to be what?

A professor.

A lawyer.

A writer.

A proctor.
16 Miss Betsey is obsessed with which of the following?

Sailing and the sea.

Keeping donkeys off of her grass.

Proper etiquette.

Money.
17 Dr. Strong is writing what kind of book?

Dictionary.

History.

Autobiography.

Biography.
18 Who is Jack Maldon?

Mr. Wickfield's nephew.

Dr. Strong's son.

David's schoolmate.

Annie's cousin.
19 Mr. Creakle ends up as what?

A magistrate.

A sailor.

A school master.

A mortician.
20 What does Miss Mowcher suffer from?

Cancer.

Rheumatism.

Alcoholism.

Dwarfism.
21 What is the last thing Steerforth asks of David?

To visit his mother one more time.

To tell Little Em'ly he loves her.

To remember him at his best.

To throw a dinner party.
22 How many times is Mr. Micawber thrown in jail for his debts?

Four times.

Once.

Twice.

Three times.
23 How does Miss Murdstone know Dora?

She is her stepmother.

She is her babysitter.

She is her tutor.

She is her hired companion.
24 Who is with Dora when she dies?

Agnes.

David.

Mr. Spenlow.

Her aunts.
25 Mr. Dick is Miss Betsey's what?

Cook.

Tutor.

Live-in housemate.

Husband.

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