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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What is the book about that Oliver is given while he waits for the big robbery to begin?
(a) A handbook on torture.
(b) A gang of thieves who gets caught and hung.
(c) A history of criminals.
(d) Biblical stories for children.

4. What is Mrs. Sowerberry's main complaint about children?
(a) They are unintelligent.
(b) They eat too much.
(c) They are too small.
(d) They are weak.

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

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

7. What was Dodger most worried about when Oliver was taken away after the theft of the handkerchief?
(a) Oliver's safety.
(b) Whether anyone saw him at the scene of the crime.
(c) The cost of the handkerchief.
(d) Fagin's reaction.

8. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

14. What does Fagin say he can do with Oliver if he is still alive?
(a) Make him a thief.
(b) Find someone to adopt him.
(c) Repent of his ways.
(d) Send him on his way an honest man.

15. What is the name of the magistrate who hears Oliver's case?
(a) Mr. Bumble.
(b) Mr. Brownlow.
(c) Mr. Frances.
(d) Mr. Fang.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Oliver's job at the regular workhouse?

2. Which of the following people is NOT present when Toby comes to Fagin's house after the botched robbery?

3. What does Mr. Brownlow say that Oliver must do to get his help?

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

5. Why does Oliver decide to run away to London after leaving the Sowerberrys' house?

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