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This character receives melodramatic letters from an older man whose wife says that she will “never desert him” and who often claims “something will turn up.” A boat-turned-house in which this character briefly (-5[1])stays is changed from upright to upside-down in illustrations by Phiz. This character helps keep donkeys off the lawn of his aunt, whose disappointment at his (-5[1])gender leads her to call him “Trotwood.” This character (-5[1])befriends the indebted (*) Micawbers after being sent to (10[1])work bottling (10[1])wine by his abusive stepfather, Mr. Murdstone. This (10[1])character, who begins by wondering “Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life,”becomes a writer after exposing the fraud of Uriah Heep. For 10 points, name this title narrator of a semi-autobiographical novel by Charles Dickens. (10[1])■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: David Copperfield [accept either underlined; accept Trotwood before “Trotwood”]
<Literature - British Literature>
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