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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Bill put the wounded Oliver in the ditch after the attempted robbery?

2. What does Mr. Bumble do to entertain himself while Mrs. Corney is away with the dying woman?

3. Why does Rose beg the lady of the house not to prosecute Oliver?

4. What was Dodger most worried about when Oliver was taken away after the theft of the handkerchief?

5. What does Mr. Sowerberry do when he returns home and hears what has happened while he was gone?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who wants to take Oliver off the parishes' hands, and why is he refused?

2. How do Bill and his dog die?

3. What does Mr. Bumble do while he visits with Mrs. Corney, and how does she react?

4. What does Bill do when he hears about what Nancy has told Rose?

5. What kind of nightmare does Oliver have when Harry comes to see Rose, and what does he see when he wakes up?

6. What does Mr. Giles say when he is asked by the police if Oliver is the child he saw with the robbers the night before?

7. How does Oliver feel about what he witnesses on the day of Fagin's hanging?

8. When they talk on the bridge, why does Nancy tell Rose that she can never leave Fagin?

9. Why does Fagin think he needs to use Oliver in his next big robbery with Bill?

10. How does Fagin feel about his main partner in crime?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Which character do you relate with the most in this book? Why is this? How does this character change throughout the book?

Essay Topic 2

Many different characters in this book are persuaded to do things that they would not have done of their own accord. What are some of these instances, and how does persuasion affect the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 3

What role does symbolism play in the story and where does it appear? How is the plot altered by the presence of these symbols?

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