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David Copperfield
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Charles Dickens
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David Copperfield
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"Accidents Will Occur In The Best-regulated Families"
"Barkis Is Willin'"
"He's A-going Out With The Tide"
"I Am A Lone Lorn Creetur'"
"I'm A Very Umble Person"
"In Case Of Anything Turning Up"
"It Blew Great Guns"
"Let Sleeping Dogs Lie"
"My Child-wife"
"Nobody's Enemy But His Own"
"Some Of The Trouble Out Of King Charles' Head Into My Head"
"What A World Of Gammon And Spinnage It Is"
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David Copperfield Questions and Answers
What is a short summary of David Copperfield?
What is the moral lesson of David Copperfield by Charles Dickens?
Compare Salem's House and Dr. Strong's schools in "David Copperfield".
What happened while David and Peggotty were in Yarmouth?
Describe David's mother and Pegotty in David Copperfield. How did David spend his childhood with these two ladies?
When did David's father die in David Copperfield? What did David's mother see outside the window that made her faint? Who was Pegoty and where did she take David to? What was David's new father's name? Why did David hate Mr. Murdstone?
What is the main theme of David Copperfield?
How did David feel as his stepfather prepared to test him on his lesson in David Copperfield? What was it about Mr. Murdstone's behavior which made him feel this way?
Write an essay about the recollection of childhood in David Copperfield.
In David Copperfield, how was David treated at Salem House?
What was strange about the name of David Copperfield's house?
How did Mr. Micawber exposed Uriah Heep in David Copperfield?
David Copperfield is a Bildungsroman, which indicates a development and some kind of learning. What does David learn?
What is the climax of the novel David Copperfield?
Why do you think Steerforth tells David to think well of him in David Copperfield?
Why is Peggotty angry with David's mother in David Copperfield?
Why is David sent to Salem House?
Who is Mr. Murdstone in David Copperfield?
Briefly describe David's first day at the Wickfield house in David Copperfield.
Describe David's first visit to Yarmouth in David Copperfield.
How does Charles Dickens's narrative techniques impact the unfolding of the life of his eponymous protagonist in David Copperfield?
Did Annie have an affair with Jack Maldon in David Copperfield?
What is Miss Trotwood's old disappointment?
Who is Quinion in David Copperfield by Charles Dickens?
What are the themes and symbols in David Copperfield?
What does "Each in his narrow cell for ever laid, / The rude forefathers of hamlet sleep" mean (as written by Mr. Micawber in David Copperfield)?
Describe Miss Betsey Trotwood from David Copperfield.
How does David's mother become a victim of her husband?
What was David's opinion of Mr. Murdstone in David Copperfield?
In David Copperfield, how has David's home changed when he returns from school?
How does David Copperfield describe himself as a child?
Why was David's birthday memorable?
David Copperfield is a courageous, sentimental boy. Can you prove this from chapter 13?
Describe David's new school at Canterbury in David Copperfield.
What is a summary of chapter 13, "The Sequel of My Resolution," from David Copperfield?
To which school was David sent? How did they treat boys in that school?
We are introduced to two of David's friends at school: Tommy Traddles and Steerforth. Which of the two do you like most? Give reasons for your answer.
If you wanted to give a different ending to the novel David Copperfield by Charles Dickens, what would it be and why?
How do Mr. Micawber and David Copperfield meet, and are they just friends in the novel?
In Dickens' David Copperfield, what does Peggotty tell David about Yarmouth?
In David Copperfield, Chapter 12, why did David decide to run away from London?
Why was Steerforth sad and angry with himself in David Copperfield?
What idea influenced David's boyish mind to make him leave school without much regret in David Copperfield?
What did David feel about Uriah Heep in David Copperfield?
Is David Copperfield realistic fiction, fantasy, or science fiction?
Who is Mr. Creakle?
How do I compare and contrast David’s two wives, Dora and Agnes, in David Copperfield? How are they different? How are they alike? Please note: this is not about physical appearance.
Why did David marry Dora in David Copperfield?
What is a summary of chapter 13, "The Sequel of My Resolution," from David Copperfield?
How can I compare Mr. Wickfield and Mr. Spenlow in David Copperfield?
