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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Oliver eat at Toby's house?
(a) A chicken casserole.
(b) A bowl of thin gruel.
(c) A mincemeat pie.
(d) A crust of bread.

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

4. Why does Oliver decide to run away to London after leaving the Sowerberrys' house?
(a) He has always wanted to go there.
(b) He thinks he might find his mother there.
(c) There are jobs to be found there.
(d) It is large enough that Mr. Bumble won't find him there.

5. Where does Oliver sleep when he lives with the Sowerberrys?
(a) In the barn.
(b) By the coffins.
(c) In the attic.
(d) On the floor.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Charley plan to retire from working for Fagin one day soon?

2. What is Oliver accused of stealing when Nancy and Bill take him away?

3. How is Rose related to the lady of the house?

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

5. What is Fagin most worried about when he hears that Oliver is in jail?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who wants to take Oliver off the parishes' hands, and why is he refused?

2. When they talk on the bridge, why does Nancy tell Rose that she can never leave Fagin?

3. How is Oliver's name cleared at the hearing after the theft of the handkerchief?

4. What does Nancy do when Bill refuses to let her out of the house on Sunday night?

5. How do Bill and his dog die?

6. Why is Mr. Bumble so miserable in his new position and marriage?

7. What does Oliver do when he is punished for his attack after Mr. Sowerberry comes home?

8. What, and how often, does Harry ask Oliver to write to him after Harry leaves his mother's house?

9. What does Oliver think Bill wants to do with him when they are traveling to the site of the big robbery?

10. How does Oliver feel when he is apprenticed to Mr. Sowerberry?

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