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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 do when he returns home and hears what has happened while he was gone?
(a) Kicks Oliver out of his house.
(b) Sends Mr. Bumble away.
(c) Flogs Oliver.
(d) Yells at his wife.

2. What is Oliver's job at the regular workhouse?
(a) Darning socks.
(b) Picking oakrum.
(c) Delivering packages.
(d) Lifting loads of wheat.

3. What does Mr. Bumble plan to do when he reaches the Sowerberry home after Oliver's attack?
(a) Flog him.
(b) Take him back to the workhouse.
(c) Take him to jail.
(d) Treat his wounds.

4. 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 nap.
(c) Read some of her books.
(d) Take a tour of her home.

5. What does Oliver think Bill wants to do with him as they travel to the site of the big robbery?
(a) Torture him for information.
(b) Murder him.
(c) Use him in a robbery.
(d) Sell him as a slave.

6. What is the sentence given to Oliver after his hearing?
(a) A fine of $50.
(b) 1 year in prison.
(c) 3 months hard labor.
(d) 2 years in the workhouse.

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

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

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

10. What does Fagin need for his next big robbery with Bill Sikes?
(a) A distraction.
(b) A key.
(c) A small boy.
(d) An inside employee.

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

12. How is Rose related to the lady of the house?
(a) Rose is her daughter.
(b) Rose is her niece.
(c) Rose is her sister.
(d) Rose is her cousin.

13. What is Oliver accused of stealing when Nancy and Bill take him away?
(a) Some books.
(b) Food.
(c) Clothing.
(d) Pocket change.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who gives Oliver his daily beatings while he is in solitary confinement?

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

3. Where is Oliver born?

4. What is Bill Sikes' occupation?

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

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