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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mr. Sowerberry dress Oliver up to do?
(a) Sell coffins.
(b) Pick pockets.
(c) Attend funerals.
(d) Collect late payments.

2. Where does Oliver sleep when he lives with the Sowerberrys?
(a) In the barn.
(b) By the coffins.
(c) On the floor.
(d) In the attic.

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

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

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

6. What does Mr. Bumble see on a sign when he first arrives in London after Oliver is taken to Fagin's house?
(a) A reward sign for information about Oliver.
(b) A picture of goods thought to be stolen by Oliver.
(c) A letter to Oliver from Mr. Brownlow.
(d) A sign for witnesses in Oliver's trial.

7. What does Mr. Bumble do to entertain himself while Mrs. Corney is away with the dying woman?
(a) Take inventory of her possessions.
(b) Take a tour of her home.
(c) Read some of her books.
(d) Take a nap.

8. How many men chase after Bill and Toby after the attempted robbery?
(a) 6.
(b) 3.
(c) 9.
(d) 2.

9. Where does Oliver stay after his time in court?
(a) Mr. Brownlow's house.
(b) Fagin's house.
(c) The workhouse.
(d) The book stall owner's house.

10. What is Bill Sikes' occupation?
(a) Ferrier.
(b) Milk Man.
(c) Thief.
(d) Coal Shoveler.

11. Where does Toby leave Oliver after the botched robbery?
(a) At a hospital.
(b) In a ditch.
(c) With a police officer.
(d) Just outside the house they tried to rob.

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

13. What does Mr. Bumble do during his visit with Mrs. Corney that makes her scream?
(a) Points at a rat.
(b) Talks badly about the children at the workhouse.
(c) Kisses her.
(d) Drops his cup of tea.

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

15. What does Oliver tell Rose and the doctor when he comes to after being treated for his wounds?
(a) His thought out apology.
(b) What he would like to become.
(c) His life story.
(d) The story he was taught by Fagin to tell.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the first person Oliver meets when he gets to London?

2. What does Oliver do when he realizes what he is expected to do?

3. What is Oliver given on the day of the big robbery?

4. What is Mr. Giles's occupation?

5. Why does Noah taunt Oliver to the point of rage while they work together for the undertaker?

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