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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. 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 a nap.
(c) Take a tour of her home.
(d) Take inventory of her possessions.

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

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

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. What does Mr. Brownlow say that Oliver must do to get his help?
(a) Be honest.
(b) Study.
(c) Get well.
(d) Work hard.

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

10. What does Oliver do when he realizes what he is expected to do?
(a) Faints.
(b) Sighs in relief.
(c) Screams.
(d) Cries.

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

12. What does Oliver find in every room of Fagin's house when he is locked in there all day?
(a) Guns.
(b) Blood stains.
(c) Stolen goods.
(d) Rats.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Mr. Brownlow say that he removed the portrait that Oliver loves so much?

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

3. How does the dying woman tell Mrs. Corney her secret?

4. Why is Mr. Bumble planning to go to court in London after Oliver is taken back to Fagin's house?

5. How old is Oliver when he is taken to the regular workhouse?

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