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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do Bill and Oliver eat dinner just before the big robbery?
(a) A fancy restaurant.
(b) The side of the road.
(c) A pub.
(d) An open market.

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

3. 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 reveal where Fagin lives.
(c) That he will forget everything Fagin taught him.
(d) That he will die in prison because he is ill.

4. What position does Mr. Bumble hope to fill once the man who currently works that position is dead?
(a) The head of the workhouse.
(b) The ambassador for the poor.
(c) The tax collector of the paupers.
(d) The administrator for punishment in the workhouse.

5. Who does Nancy pretend Oliver is when she sees him on the street?
(a) A thief.
(b) Her runaway brother.
(c) An errant servant.
(d) A cousin.

6. What could Mr. Giles be in trouble with the law for?
(a) Failing to catch the other robbers.
(b) Not reporting a robbery to the police.
(c) Keeping from his mistress Oliver's age.
(d) Shooting a child.

7. What are Fagin and the others doing when Toby comes to his house after the botched robbery?
(a) Planning another robbery.
(b) Playing cards.
(c) Packing their things.
(d) Discussing what to do with all the new money.

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

9. What does Oliver admire when he starts to recover from his fever after the trial?
(a) A lovely clock.
(b) A painting of a woman.
(c) The streets of London.
(d) A crystal chandelier.

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

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

12. How old is Oliver when he is taken to the regular workhouse?
(a) 8.
(b) 9.
(c) 7.
(d) 10.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Oliver stay after his time in court?

2. What does Fagin strike Oliver with when he tries to run away?

3. How do Bill and Oliver travel to the big robbery?

4. What do Dodger and Charley do when Oliver is caught by a policeman?

5. What does the dying woman need to tell Mrs. Corney?

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