100 multiple-choice questions (MCQs) with answers from David Copperfield‘s Characters
1. Who is the protagonist of David Copperfield?
a) Uriah Heep
b) David Copperfield
c) James Steerforth
d) Ham Peggotty
Answer: b) David Copperfield
2. What is David Copperfield’s mother’s name?
a) Agnes
b) Clara
c) Dora
d) Rosa
Answer: b) Clara
3. Who is David Copperfield’s stepfather?
a) Mr. Micawber
b) Mr. Barkis
c) Edward Murdstone
d) Mr. Wickfield
Answer: c) Edward Murdstone
4. What was David’s mother’s marital status when he was born?
a) Married
b) Widowed
c) Engaged
d) Divorced
Answer: b) Widowed
5. What is Peggotty’s full name?
a) Clara Peggotty
b) Emma Peggotty
c) Emily Peggotty
d) Annie Peggotty
Answer: a) Clara Peggotty
6. Peggotty serves primarily as David’s:
a) Teacher
b) Nursemaid
c) Landlady
d) Governess
Answer: b) Nursemaid
7. Who does Peggotty marry?
a) Mr. Creakle
b) Mr. Barkis
c) Daniel Peggotty
d) Mr. Micawber
Answer: b) Mr. Barkis
8. What is the famous line associated with Mr. Barkis?
a) “I am willing.”
b) “Barkis is willin’.”
c) “All will be well.”
d) “Something will turn up.”
Answer: b) “Barkis is willin’.”
9. Who is David’s great-aunt?
a) Miss Murdstone
b) Betsey Trotwood
c) Rosa Dartle
d) Annie Strong
Answer: b) Betsey Trotwood
10. What does Betsey Trotwood do when David is born as a boy?
a) Throws a party
b) Leaves angrily
c) Blesses him
d) Gives him money
Answer: b) Leaves angrily
11. Who becomes David’s guardian after he runs away?
a) Mr. Wickfield
b) Betsey Trotwood
c) Daniel Peggotty
d) Mr. Micawber
Answer: b) Betsey Trotwood
12. Who is Betsey Trotwood’s companion?
a) Mr. Barkis
b) Mr. Dick
c) Uriah Heep
d) Ham Peggotty
Answer: b) Mr. Dick
13. What peculiar obsession does Mr. Dick have?
a) Astronomy
b) King Charles I’s head in his writings
c) Counting money
d) Playing the flute
Answer: b) King Charles I’s head in his writings
14. Where does David first attend school?
a) Dr. Strong’s school
b) Salem House
c) Canterbury Academy
d) Yarmouth School
Answer: b) Salem House
15. Who runs Salem House school?
a) Mr. Wickfield
b) Mr. Creakle
c) Mr. Barkis
d) Mr. Spenlow
Answer: b) Mr. Creakle
16. What is Mr. Creakle’s chief characteristic?
a) Kindness
b) Generosity
c) Cruelty
d) Humility
Answer: c) Cruelty
17. Which friend does David make at Salem House who later betrays him?
a) Traddles
b) Ham
c) Steerforth
d) Uriah Heep
Answer: c) Steerforth
18. Who is David’s loyal friend from school who later becomes a lawyer?
a) Traddles
b) Steerforth
c) Heep
d) Ham
Answer: a) Traddles
19. Which character is modeled after Dickens’ own father?
a) Mr. Wickfield
b) Mr. Micawber
c) Mr. Barkis
d) Mr. Creakle
Answer: b) Mr. Micawber
20. What phrase is Mr. Micawber famous for?
a) “Barkis is willin’.”
b) “Something will turn up.”
c) “I am humble.”
d) “Never say die.”
Answer: b) “Something will turn up.”
21. Who is Agnes Wickfield?
a) David’s cousin
b) David’s friend and later wife
c) David’s teacher
d) David’s sister
Answer: b) David’s friend and later wife
22. Who is Agnes’s father?
a) Mr. Barkis
b) Mr. Wickfield
c) Mr. Creakle
d) Mr. Murdstone
Answer: b) Mr. Wickfield
23. What weakness does Mr. Wickfield struggle with?
a) Gambling
b) Drinking (alcoholism)
c) Greed
d) Dishonesty
Answer: b) Drinking (alcoholism)
24. Who manipulates Mr. Wickfield?
a) Uriah Heep
b) Mr. Barkis
c) Steerforth
d) Ham Peggotty
Answer: a) Uriah Heep
25. What is Uriah Heep’s signature trait?
a) Arrogance
b) ‘Umble’ hypocrisy
c) Generosity
d) Carelessness
Answer: b) ‘Umble’ hypocrisy
26. What is Uriah Heep’s ultimate ambition?
a) To marry Dora Spenlow
b) To marry Agnes Wickfield
c) To marry Little Em’ly
d) To marry Peggotty
Answer: b) To marry Agnes Wickfield
27. Uriah Heep becomes a partner in which business?
a) Murdstone & Grinby
b) Wickfield’s law firm
c) Spenlow’s proctor office
d) Barkis’s carrier service
Answer: b) Wickfield’s law firm
28. Who exposes Uriah Heep’s wrongdoings?
a) David
b) Mr. Micawber
c) Traddles
d) Betsey Trotwood
Answer: b) Mr. Micawber
29. What happens to Uriah Heep at the end of the novel?
a) He reforms
b) He marries Agnes
c) He is imprisoned
d) He emigrates to Australia
Answer: c) He is imprisoned
30. Who serves as David’s moral guide throughout the story?
a) Dora Spenlow
b) Agnes Wickfield
c) Betsey Trotwood
d) Clara Peggotty
Answer: b) Agnes Wickfield
31. Agnes Wickfield is described as being:
a) Frivolous and careless
b) Childish and naive
c) Pure and steadfast
d) Ambitious and arrogant
Answer: c) Pure and steadfast
32. Who is Mr. Wickfield’s main employee before Uriah Heep?
a) Mr. Barkis
b) Mr. Micawber
c) David Copperfield
d) No major employee
Answer: d) No major employee
33. What is the relationship between Agnes and David at the beginning?
a) Childhood friends
b) Cousins
c) Strangers
d) Teacher and student
Answer: a) Childhood friends
34. Who helps uncover Uriah Heep’s fraud along with Micawber?
a) Traddles
b) Ham
c) Steerforth
d) Mr. Dick
Answer: a) Traddles
35. Mr. Wickfield’s weakness makes him vulnerable to:
a) Micawber’s lies
b) Uriah Heep’s manipulation
c) Barkis’s greed
d) Creakle’s cruelty
Answer: b) Uriah Heep’s manipulation
36. Agnes represents which ideal in the novel?
a) Wealth and beauty
b) Innocence and moral strength
c) Ambition and cunning
d) Cruelty and pride
Answer: b) Innocence and moral strength
37. Who ultimately marries Agnes Wickfield?
a) Steerforth
b) Uriah Heep
c) David Copperfield
d) Traddles
Answer: c) David Copperfield
38. What type of professional is Mr. Wickfield?
a) Doctor
b) Lawyer
c) Teacher
d) Merchant
Answer: b) Lawyer
39. Where does Agnes live most of her life?
a) London
b) Yarmouth
c) Canterbury
d) Dover
Answer: c) Canterbury
40. Which character is the antithesis of Agnes Wickfield in terms of morality?
a) Dora Spenlow
b) Uriah Heep
c) Steerforth
d) Annie Strong
Answer: b) Uriah Heep
41. Who is David’s first wife?
a) Agnes Wickfield
b) Dora Spenlow
c) Rosa Dartle
d) Emily Peggotty
Answer: b) Dora Spenlow
42. Who is Dora’s father?
a) Mr. Wickfield
b) Mr. Spenlow
c) Mr. Barkis
d) Mr. Micawber
Answer: b) Mr. Spenlow
43. Where does David meet Dora Spenlow?
a) At school
b) At Mr. Spenlow’s office
c) At church
d) At Yarmouth
Answer: b) At Mr. Spenlow’s office
44. How is Dora described in the novel?
a) Strong and practical
b) Childish and incapable of managing household duties
c) Ambitious and shrewd
d) Cold and aloof
Answer: b) Childish and incapable of managing household duties
45. What tragedy befalls Dora Spenlow?
a) She elopes with Steerforth
b) She dies young after a miscarriage
c) She is imprisoned
d) She emigrates to Australia
Answer: b) She dies young after a miscarriage
46. Who opposes David’s marriage to Dora?
a) Betsey Trotwood
b) Mr. Spenlow
c) Agnes Wickfield
d) Uriah Heep
Answer: b) Mr. Spenlow
47. What profession does Mr. Spenlow belong to?
a) Schoolmaster
b) Proctor (lawyer)
c) Fisherman
d) Merchant
Answer: b) Proctor (lawyer)
48. What sudden event leads to Dora’s financial insecurity?
a) Mr. Spenlow’s death
b) Uriah Heep’s fraud
c) The Murdstones’ lawsuit
d) Peggotty’s departure
Answer: a) Mr. Spenlow’s death
49. Who is David’s charming but morally flawed school friend?
a) Traddles
b) Steerforth
c) Micawber
d) Ham
Answer: b) Steerforth
50. Where does Steerforth first meet Little Em’ly?
a) Canterbury
b) Yarmouth
c) Dover
d) London
Answer: b) Yarmouth
51. What does Steerforth do to Ham Peggotty?
a) Befriends him
b) Betrays him by stealing Little Em’ly
c) Loans him money
d) Saves him in a storm
Answer: b) Betrays him by stealing Little Em’ly
52. What is the fate of James Steerforth?
a) He marries Emily
b) He dies in a storm at sea
c) He is imprisoned for fraud
d) He emigrates to Australia
Answer: b) He dies in a storm at sea
53. Who grieves deeply after Steerforth’s death?
a) Dora Spenlow
b) Mrs. Steerforth
c) Agnes Wickfield
d) Betsey Trotwood
Answer: b) Mrs. Steerforth
54. Who is Rosa Dartle in relation to Steerforth?
a) His mother
b) His cousin and companion of Mrs. Steerforth
c) His sister
d) His fiancée
Answer: b) His cousin and companion of Mrs. Steerforth
55. What physical mark does Rosa Dartle have?
a) A limp
b) A scar on her lip
c) A missing finger
d) A burn mark on her hand
Answer: b) A scar on her lip
56. Who caused Rosa Dartle’s scar?
a) David Copperfield
b) James Steerforth
c) Uriah Heep
d) Ham Peggotty
Answer: b) James Steerforth
57. Rosa Dartle’s attitude toward Little Em’ly is:
a) Sympathetic
b) Admiring
c) Bitter and resentful
d) Indifferent
Answer: c) Bitter and resentful
58. Steerforth is described as:
a) Charming but selfish
b) Honest and loyal
c) Humble and poor
d) Wise and generous
Answer: a) Charming but selfish
59. Who is the moral opposite of Steerforth in the novel?
a) Ham Peggotty
b) Uriah Heep
c) Mr. Creakle
d) Mr. Barkis
Answer: a) Ham Peggotty
60. Steerforth’s relationship with David is best described as:
a) Unchanging loyalty
b) Friendship turned betrayal
c) Professional rivalry
d) Indifference
Answer: b) Friendship turned betrayal
61. Who is Daniel Peggotty?
a) Peggotty’s father
b) Peggotty’s brother
c) Peggotty’s uncle
d) Peggotty’s cousin
Answer: b) Peggotty’s brother
62. What is Daniel Peggotty’s profession?
a) Lawyer
b) Fisherman
c) Schoolmaster
d) Farmer
Answer: b) Fisherman
63. Where does Daniel Peggotty live?
a) A boat-house in Yarmouth
b) A cottage in Canterbury
c) A house in Dover
d) A London flat
Answer: a) A boat-house in Yarmouth
64. Who is Ham Peggotty?
a) Daniel’s son
b) Daniel’s nephew
c) Daniel’s brother
d) Daniel’s cousin
Answer: b) Daniel’s nephew
65. Who is Little Em’ly?
a) Daniel Peggotty’s niece
b) Peggotty’s daughter
c) Ham’s sister
d) Dora’s friend
Answer: a) Daniel Peggotty’s niece
66. What is Ham Peggotty’s relationship with Little Em’ly?
a) Cousin and fiancé
b) Brother and sister
c) Childhood rivals
d) Employer and servant
Answer: a) Cousin and fiancé
67. Who seduces and elopes with Little Em’ly?
a) Uriah Heep
b) Mr. Barkis
c) James Steerforth
d) Tommy Traddles
Answer: c) James Steerforth
68. What does Daniel Peggotty do after Em’ly runs away?
a) Disowns her
b) Searches tirelessly for her
c) Leaves England immediately
d) Marries Rosa Dartle
Answer: b) Searches tirelessly for her
69. Where does Daniel Peggotty eventually take Little Em’ly?
a) France
b) Australia
c) London
d) Canterbury
Answer: b) Australia
70. Who dies trying to save Steerforth in a storm?
a) Mr. Micawber
b) Ham Peggotty
c) Uriah Heep
d) Mr. Barkis
Answer: b) Ham Peggotty
71. Who is Mrs. Gummidge?
a) Daniel Peggotty’s mother
b) A widow living with Daniel Peggotty
c) Agnes’s aunt
d) Dora’s governess
Answer: b) A widow living with Daniel Peggotty
72. How is Mrs. Gummidge described at first?
a) Cheerful and lively
b) Complaining and melancholy
c) Proud and vain
d) Strict and domineering
Answer: b) Complaining and melancholy
73. What does Mrs. Gummidge do after the tragedy of Little Em’ly?
a) Blames Daniel Peggotty
b) Leaves the family
c) Supports Daniel Peggotty loyally
d) Marries Mr. Barkis
Answer: c) Supports Daniel Peggotty loyally
74. What is the ultimate fate of the Peggotty family?
a) They remain in Yarmouth
b) They emigrate to Australia
c) They move to Canterbury
d) They work for Mr. Wickfield
Answer: b) They emigrate to Australia
75. What quality does Ham Peggotty exemplify?
a) Greed
b) Selfishness
c) Loyalty and sacrifice
d) Ambition and pride
Answer: c) Loyalty and sacrifice
76. What is Little Em’ly’s moral downfall?
a) Theft
b) Running away with Steerforth
c) Lying to Peggotty
d) Betraying Ham
Answer: b) Running away with Steerforth
77. How is Little Em’ly redeemed?
a) By marrying Ham
b) By confession and emigration to Australia
c) By joining a convent
d) By forgiving Steerforth
Answer: b) By confession and emigration to Australia
78. Where is Yarmouth located in the novel’s setting?
a) A fishing village
b) A city in France
c) A London suburb
d) A farming district
Answer: a) A fishing village
79. Who is the moral center of the Peggotty household?
a) Mrs. Gummidge
b) Daniel Peggotty
c) Little Em’ly
d) Ham Peggotty
Answer: b) Daniel Peggotty
80. What symbolizes redemption and fresh start for the Peggottys?
a) Dover cliffs
b) Canterbury Cathedral
c) Emigration to Australia
d) David’s career success
Answer: c) Emigration to Australia
81. Who is Dr. Strong?
a) A fisherman
b) A schoolmaster in Canterbury
c) A lawyer in London
d) A carrier in Dover
Answer: b) A schoolmaster in Canterbury
82. Who is Annie Strong?
a) Dr. Strong’s much younger wife
b) Peggotty’s sister
c) Rosa Dartle’s cousin
d) Agnes Wickfield’s aunt
Answer: a) Dr. Strong’s much younger wife
83. What suspicion surrounds Annie Strong?
a) Infidelity
b) Theft
c) Manipulation of students
d) Financial fraud
Answer: a) Infidelity
84. Is Annie Strong proven unfaithful?
a) Yes
b) No
c) Uncertain
d) She confesses
Answer: b) No
85. Who is Miss Rosa Dartle most bitter toward?
a) Agnes Wickfield
b) Little Em’ly
c) Dora Spenlow
d) Betsey Trotwood
Answer: b) Little Em’ly
86. Who is Mrs. Steerforth?
a) Steerforth’s sister
b) Steerforth’s mother
c) Steerforth’s cousin
d) Steerforth’s aunt
Answer: b) Steerforth’s mother
87. Mrs. Steerforth is characterized by:
a) Humility and kindness
b) Pride and possessiveness
c) Indifference
d) Humor and warmth
Answer: b) Pride and possessiveness
88. Who is Martha Endell?
a) Little Em’ly’s friend who later helps rescue her
b) Dora’s maid
c) Betsey’s neighbor
d) Agnes’s cousin
Answer: a) Little Em’ly’s friend who later helps rescue her
89. What role does Martha Endell play in Em’ly’s redemption?
a) She betrays her to Uriah Heep
b) She helps locate and rescue her
c) She convinces her to marry Ham
d) She introduces her to David
Answer: b) She helps locate and rescue her
90. Who is Mr. Grinby?
a) Partner of Murdstone in the warehouse
b) Steerforth’s uncle
c) Dora’s guardian
d) Traddles’ employer
Answer: a) Partner of Murdstone in the warehouse
91. What kind of work does David do for Murdstone & Grinby?
a) Law clerk
b) Proctor
c) Child laborer in a warehouse
d) Sailor
Answer: c) Child laborer in a warehouse
92. Which phrase best describes David’s early childhood?
a) Privileged and happy
b) Harsh and impoverished
c) Adventurous and carefree
d) Isolated but wealthy
Answer: b) Harsh and impoverished
93. Which character represents hope and optimism despite hardship?
a) Uriah Heep
b) Mr. Micawber
c) Rosa Dartle
d) Mrs. Murdstone
Answer: b) Mr. Micawber
94. What is Micawber’s eventual fate?
a) Death in poverty
b) Imprisonment
c) Success in Australia
d) Return to England
Answer: c) Success in Australia
95. What theme is central to Micawber’s storyline?
a) Pride and downfall
b) Hope and perseverance
c) Revenge and jealousy
d) Greed and betrayal
Answer: b) Hope and perseverance
96. Which character undergoes the greatest moral redemption?
a) Little Em’ly
b) Uriah Heep
c) Rosa Dartle
d) James Steerforth
Answer: a) Little Em’ly
97. Which minor character provides comic relief and eccentricity?
a) Mr. Dick
b) Mr. Wickfield
c) Ham Peggotty
d) Annie Strong
Answer: a) Mr. Dick
98. What is Mr. Dick’s unusual writing habit?
a) Writing upside-down
b) Inserting King Charles I’s head into everything
c) Writing poetry about Em’ly
d) Copying legal documents
Answer: b) Inserting King Charles I’s head into everything
99. Which two characters serve as David’s moral anchors?
a) Agnes and Betsey Trotwood
b) Steerforth and Dora
c) Micawber and Uriah Heep
d) Daniel Peggotty and Rosa Dartle
Answer: a) Agnes and Betsey Trotwood
100. Which overarching theme does David Copperfield’s life represent?
a) Revenge and power
b) Personal growth and resilience
c) Wealth accumulation
d) Supernatural fate
Answer: b) Personal growth and resilience