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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13 | Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Mr. Sowerberry's occupation?
(a) Undertaker.
(b) Workhouse Administrator.
(c) Coal Shoveler.
(d) Chimney Sweep.

2. What does Oliver do when he sees Charley steal a man's handkerchief?
(a) He runs away.
(b) He faints.
(c) He yells at Charley to stop.
(d) He tries to return it to the man.

3. Why is Oliver not sent to live with the man who is willing to take him in?
(a) The man had a criminal record.
(b) Oliver was too young for such menial labor.
(c) The man was not gainfully employed.
(d) Oliver was terrified of the man.

4. What do many infants die of while Oliver works for Mr. Sowerberry?
(a) Influenza.
(b) Asphyxiation.
(c) Measles.
(d) Hunger.

5. What is Fagin most worried about when he hears that Oliver is in jail?
(a) That he will forget everything Fagin taught him.
(b) That he will reveal where Fagin lives.
(c) That he won't come back when he gets out of jail.
(d) That he will die in prison because he is ill.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Sowerberry do to Oliver when he threatens Noah one night after a lot of taunting?

2. Why does Mr. Brownlow say that he removed the portrait that Oliver loves so much?

3. Who gives Oliver his daily beatings while he is in solitary confinement?

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

5. What is the first job Fagin gives to Oliver on his first morning in Fagin's house?

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