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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 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 gender leads her to call him (15[1])“Trotwood.” This character befriends the (15[1])indebted (*) Micawbers after being sent to work bottling wine by his abusive stepfather, Mr. Murdstone. This 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 (10[1])Heep. For 10 points, name this title narrator of a semi-autobiographical novel by Charles Dickens. ■END■

ANSWER: David Copperfield [accept either underlined; accept Trotwood before “Trotwood”]
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Gabe ForrestSquidward Community CollegeWUSTL C6515
Sebastian PujetWUSTL JWUSTL A7015
Fred GarveyTruman StateSIUE11210

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2024 Booster Shot (Columbia)02/23/2024Y683%0%33%105.60
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