Chapter XI
Murdstone and Grinby’s counting-house is located in
____________, at the edge of the ___________. It is squalid.
David’s job is to pack ___________. His salary is not
enough to eat properly.
New characters: the Micawbers (David is their __________).
They are always in “______________”, that is to say debt-ridden. Because of that, they are often desperate but become quite cheerful as soon as they find money.
______ Micawber
speaks in a very bombastic way.
Mrs Micawber always refers to the happy days when she lived with her
_________________.
Mr
Micawber is _______________________.
Mr. Micawber is __________ from jail.
The family decides to move to look for work. David decides he will not stay in
London without the Micawbers and resolves to run away to his aunt Betsey. He borrows some money from ___________ and hires a young man to help him move
his box to the coach station. Along the way, the young man steals David’s money
and possessions.
David walks to __________. During his
______-day journey, he sells some of his clothes. Travellers abuse and rob him.
His aunt gives him a bath and dinner and puts him up for the night. She is
still as inflexible and in particular is obsessed with __________ walking on
the patch of grass before her house.
Betsey
writes to _________________ who visits her with his sister to discuss David.
She sees through his hypocrisy and tells him so to his face. She decides to
become David’s joint guardian along with _______________.
New character: “Mr Dick” (real name ____________________________)
He has lived with Betsey since ________________________.
David thinks he
is insane while Betsey considers him a genius and has blind faith in his advice
on important matters.
He is occupied
writing a “_____________,” his main worry being not to mention __________ in
it. His favourite occupation is to _______________.