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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How much is the parish willing to offer to someone to take Oliver off their hands?
(a) 20 pounds.
(b) 15 pounds.
(c) 10 pounds.
(d) 5 pounds.

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

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

5. Who is the first person Oliver meets when he gets to London?
(a) Fagin.
(b) Mr. Ranckle.
(c) Dodger.
(d) Mr. Bumble.

6. What does Fagin strike Oliver with when he tries to run away?
(a) A book.
(b) A club.
(c) A cane.
(d) His hand.

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

8. Which of the following people is NOT present when Toby comes to Fagin's house after the botched robbery?
(a) Charley.
(b) Nancy.
(c) Tom.
(d) Dodger.

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

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

11. What does Oliver see Fagin looking at when he wakes up in Fagin's house for the first time?
(a) A picture of a lovely woman.
(b) Stacks of money.
(c) Jewelry.
(d) A set of wrenches.

12. How much longer is the dying woman expected to live when she speaks with Mrs. Corney?
(a) A few minutes.
(b) A few weeks.
(c) A few hours.
(d) A few days.

13. Where is the first place Fagin goes to find Bill after Toby's report?
(a) The jail.
(b) The bars.
(c) Bill's house.
(d) Nancy's apartment.

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

15. What is the first job Fagin gives to Oliver on his first morning in Fagin's house?
(a) Picking pockets.
(b) Cleaning the purses Dodger made.
(c) Taking monograms out of handkerchiefs.
(d) Advertising the found goods.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Oliver find in every room of Fagin's house when he is locked in there all day?

2. What does Oliver do when he sees Charley steal a man's handkerchief?

3. How is Rose related to the lady of the house?

4. What is Oliver accused of stealing when Nancy and Bill take him away?

5. What does Oliver think Bill wants to do with him as they travel to the site of the big robbery?

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