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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Harry's profession?
(a) Land owner.
(b) Farmer.
(c) Politician.
(d) Administrator.

2. What do the police say when they investigate the scene of the robbery?
(a) The robbers should be easy to track.
(b) It was done by professionals.
(c) They didn't get away with much.
(d) It was a botched job.

3. Why is Fagin so invested in seeing to Oliver's return to his house?
(a) He has taken a liking to Oliver.
(b) It is a matter of pride that he not lose a boy.
(c) He hates to see street filth living the high life.
(d) Monks is paying him to do so.

4. How is the inheritance split between the two boys?
(a) Most to Monks, but enough for a sparse living to Oliver.
(b) Monks gets 500 pounds and Oliver gets 100 due to their ages.
(c) Evenly.
(d) Most to Oliver, but enough for a sparse living to Monks.

5. Who accompanies Mr. Bumble when he tells the story of Oliver's birth?
(a) Mr. Sowerberry.
(b) Fagin.
(c) Mrs. Derbin.
(d) Mrs. Bumble.

6. Where is Toby hiding from the police?
(a) A deserted pub.
(b) Jacob's island.
(c) Fagin's house.
(d) The workhouse.

7. What is so peculiar about the man Oliver meets in town while he is running an errand for Mrs. Maylie?
(a) He has a fit of madness.
(b) He is missing an eye.
(c) His skin looks yellow.
(d) He seems aged beyond his years.

8. How long does it take for Rose to recover?
(a) Days.
(b) Weeks.
(c) Months.
(d) Years.

9. Who follows the group to Toby's hideout?
(a) Mr. Brownlow.
(b) Bill.
(c) Bill's dog.
(d) Monks.

10. Why does Bill run away from a soap salesman in a pub?
(a) He eyes him suspiciously.
(b) He mentions Fagin's name.
(c) He sees the blood stains.
(d) He asks about Nancy.

11. Who tells Mr. Brownlow the truth about Oliver?
(a) Rose.
(b) Harry.
(c) Oliver.
(d) Nancy.

12. Who does Nancy meet when she is able to leave the house on the second Sunday Oliver is in town?
(a) Rose and Mr. Brownlow.
(b) Harry and Monks.
(c) Oliver and Rose.
(d) Charlotte and Mrs. Maylie.

13. How does Fagin feel about the news that Noah brings him regarding Nancy?
(a) He is amused.
(b) He is surprised.
(c) He is scared.
(d) He is angry.

14. Who adopts Oliver at the end of the book?
(a) Rose.
(b) Mr. Brownlow.
(c) Mr. Bumble.
(d) Mrs. Maylie.

15. Where does Mrs. Maylie choose to live at the end of the book?
(a) With Mr. Brownlow in the West Indies.
(b) In a new house in London.
(c) At her house with Oliver.
(d) With Rose and Harry.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much does Mr. Bumble demand for information about Oliver?

2. Who else is riding in the coach that Harry leaves in?

3. What is Mr. Bumble's title before he marries Mrs. Corney?

4. What information does Oliver need from Fagin?

5. What does Monks do with the evidence of Oliver's birth?

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