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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Bill Sikes' girlfriend?
(a) Natalie.
(b) Nicole.
(c) Nora.
(d) Nancy.

2. Who does Fagin decide to use in his next big robbery with Bill Sikes?
(a) Dodger.
(b) Oliver.
(c) Charley.
(d) Nancy.

3. What does Noah tease Oliver about while they work together?
(a) His tiny frame.
(b) His mother.
(c) His naivete.
(d) His angelic face.

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

5. Why does Rose beg the lady of the house not to prosecute Oliver?
(a) She feels he has had punishment enough.
(b) He is only a boy.
(c) She believes his story.
(d) She wants to avoid a scandal in the nighborhood.

6. What happens to Oliver during his hearing?
(a) He begins to cry.
(b) He runs away.
(c) He falls ill.
(d) He faints.

7. Where is Oliver born?
(a) In a workhouse.
(b) In a train.
(c) On the streets.
(d) In a hospital.

8. How far away is London when Oliver decides to run away from Mr. Sowerberry's house?
(a) 17 miles.
(b) 37 miles.
(c) 7miles.
(d) 70 miles.

9. What position does Mr. Bumble hope to fill once the man who currently works that position is dead?
(a) The ambassador for the poor.
(b) The administrator for punishment in the workhouse.
(c) The head of the workhouse.
(d) The tax collector of the paupers.

10. What is the sentence given to Oliver after his hearing?
(a) 2 years in the workhouse.
(b) A fine of $50.
(c) 3 months hard labor.
(d) 1 year in prison.

11. What is Oliver's job at the regular workhouse?
(a) Picking oakrum.
(b) Lifting loads of wheat.
(c) Delivering packages.
(d) Darning socks.

12. Who takes care of Oliver after his mother dies?
(a) His father.
(b) A foster care center.
(c) The nurse.
(d) His aunt.

13. What is Mr. Giles's occupation?
(a) Thief.
(b) Butler.
(c) Chef.
(d) Bartender.

14. Who does Nancy pretend Oliver is when she sees him on the street?
(a) A thief.
(b) Her runaway brother.
(c) An errant servant.
(d) A cousin.

15. Why does Oliver decide to run away to London after leaving the Sowerberrys' house?
(a) There are jobs to be found there.
(b) It is large enough that Mr. Bumble won't find him there.
(c) He has always wanted to go there.
(d) He thinks he might find his mother there.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mr. Sowerberry dress Oliver up to do?

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

3. What does Fagin threaten to do to Oliver if he tries to run away again?

4. What does Fagin strike Oliver with when he tries to run away?

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

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