1. When does the narrator, David Copperfield, say his story begins?
2. How long before David's birth did his father pass away?
3. Who constitutes David's "makeshift family" in his earliest memories?
4. Where does Mr. Peggotty live and work?
5. Who is the niece of Mr. Peggotty that David becomes infatuated with during his visit to Yarmouth?
6. What significant change occurs in David's home while he is away in Yarmouth?
7. What is the primary role of Miss Murdstone in the Copperfield household?
8. To which school is David sent by the Murdstones?
9. Which two students does David befriend at Mr. Creakle’s school?
10. Why does David's schooling at Mr. Creakle’s establish end abruptly?
11. Where does Mr. Murdstone send David to work after his mother's funeral?
12. With whom does David lodge while working at the counting-house in London?
13. To whom does David run away after finding himself entirely alone in London?
14. Who lives with Miss Betsey and becomes one of David's guardians?
15. Miss Betsey places David in a school in Canterbury run by whom?
16. With whom does David lodge while attending Doctor Strong’s school?
18. How did Rosa Dartle get the scar on her face?
19. What profession does David pursue at Miss Betsey’s suggestion?
20. Who is the proctor David is apprenticed to?