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

2. Why is Oliver so afraid of going to Bill's house?
(a) He thinks Bill wants to kill him.
(b) He is afraid of Bill's dog.
(c) He does not want to be a part of a robbery.
(d) He is afraid he will have to live there.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the first place Fagin goes to find Bill after Toby's report?

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

3. What is Mrs. Sowerberry's main complaint about children?

4. What is the book about that Oliver is given while he waits for the big robbery to begin?

5. How much is the parish willing to offer to someone to take Oliver off their hands?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Mr. Giles say when he is asked by the police if Oliver is the child he saw with the robbers the night before?

3. What happens when Oliver runs an errand for Mrs. Maylie while Rose is sick?

4. How does Fagin feel about his main partner in crime?

5. How does Oliver spend the spring with Rose and Mrs. Maylie?

6. How does Dickens excuse Dodger and Charley's reaction to the events after the theft of the handkerchief?

7. What does Oliver decide to do during the big robbery?

8. Where is Oliver's mother found before she gives birth, and what is her condition?

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

10. How does Oliver feel about what he witnesses on the day of Fagin's hanging?

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