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David Copperfield
Charles Dickens
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Summary
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Summary & Analysis
Preface–Chapter III
Chapters IV–VI
Chapters VII–X
Chapters XI–XIV
Chapters XV–XVIII
Chapters XIX–XXII
Chapters XXIII–XXVI
Chapters XXVII–XXX
Chapters XXXI–XXXIV
Chapters XXXV–XXXVIII
Chapters XXXIX–XLII
Chapters XLIII–XLVII
Chapters XLVIII–LII
Chapters LIII–LVIII
Chapters LIX–LXIV
Characters
Character List
David Copperfield
Uriah Heep
James Steerforth
Main Ideas
Themes
Motifs
Symbols
Key Facts
Quotes
Important Quotes Explained
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Context
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Context
Plot Overview
Character List
Analysis of Major Characters
Themes, Motifs & Symbols
Preface-Chapter 3
Chapters 4-6
Chapters 7-10
Chapters 11-14
Chapters 15-18
Chapters 19-22
Chapters 23-26
Chapters 27-30
Chapters 35-38
Chapters 39-42
Chapters 43-47
Chapters 48-52
Chapters 53-58
Chapters 59-64
Study Questions
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Who tells the story of David Copperfield?
An omniscient narrator
David's nurse
David himself
David's father
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How is David treated by the Murdstones?
Cruelly
Lovingly
Indifferently
As a son
3
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Which career does Miss Betsey recommend for David?
Doctor
Lawyer
Builder
Businessman
4
of 5
Who commits fraud against Mr. Wickfield?
Doctor Strong
Uriah Heep
Miss Betsey
Mr. Spenlow
5
of 5
At the end of the novel, to whom is David married?
Dora
Miss Betsey
Peggotty
Agnes
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