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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Oliver wish to do during his first few days at Fagin's house?
(a) Get a job.
(b) Get some fresh air.
(c) Find clues about his mother.
(d) Meet some more people.

2. What does Fagin threaten to do to Oliver if he tries to run away again?
(a) Whip him.
(b) Send him back to jail.
(c) Kill him.
(d) Starve him.

3. How does the dying woman tell Mrs. Corney her secret?
(a) Sings it.
(b) Screams it in fits of pain.
(c) Whispers in her ear.
(d) Writes it on paper.

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

5. What does Mr. Giles fail to mention to his lady about Oliver the thief?
(a) He took nothing.
(b) He is a child.
(c) He was one of a group.
(d) He is wounded.

6. What does the dying woman need to tell Mrs. Corney?
(a) She knows who Oliver's mother is.
(b) She once stole gold from a young and dying mother.
(c) She is Oliver's mother.
(d) She is leaving all her money to Mr. Bumble.

7. What does Oliver's mother do just before she dies?
(a) Writes the name of his father.
(b) Names him.
(c) Kisses him.
(d) Laughs.

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

9. Who gives Oliver his daily beatings while he is in solitary confinement?
(a) Mr. Bumble.
(b) Mr. Jones.
(c) Mr. Gamfield.
(d) Mr. Fagin.

10. Why is Mr. Bumble planning to go to court in London after Oliver is taken back to Fagin's house?
(a) To bring Oliver back to their parish.
(b) To petition a raise in his monthly stipend.
(c) To be a witness at a hearing for Oliver.
(d) To transfer two sick children to a different parish.

11. What do Charley and Dodger take from Oliver when he is brought back to Fagin's house?
(a) The 5 pound note.
(b) His new clothes.
(c) The books.
(d) The handkerchief given to him by Mr. Brownlow.

12. What does Mr. Sowerberry do when he returns home and hears what has happened while he was gone?
(a) Flogs Oliver.
(b) Sends Mr. Bumble away.
(c) Yells at his wife.
(d) Kicks Oliver out of his house.

13. What does Mr. Bumble tell Mrs. Sowerberry was the cause of Oliver's bad behavior after Oliver's attack?
(a) Sleep deprivation.
(b) Mocking and taunting.
(c) A fever.
(d) Too much food.

14. What does Mr. Bumble plan to do when he reaches the Sowerberry home after Oliver's attack?
(a) Take him back to the workhouse.
(b) Flog him.
(c) Take him to jail.
(d) Treat his wounds.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Oliver admire when he starts to recover from his fever after the trial?

2. What is Fagin most worried about when he hears that Oliver is in jail?

3. What does Mr. Bumble see on a sign when he first arrives in London after Oliver is taken to Fagin's house?

4. What is Mrs. Sowerberry's main complaint about children?

5. Where is Oliver born?

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