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

2. Who does Fagin get to force Oliver to cooperate while they are away at the next big robbery?
(a) Dodger.
(b) Charley.
(c) Nancy.
(d) Oliver.

3. What is the first job Fagin gives to Oliver on his first morning in Fagin's house?
(a) Advertising the found goods.
(b) Picking pockets.
(c) Cleaning the purses Dodger made.
(d) Taking monograms out of handkerchiefs.

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

5. What does Mr. Giles fail to mention to his lady about Oliver the thief?
(a) He took nothing.
(b) He is a child.
(c) He was one of a group.
(d) He is wounded.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who does Fagin decide to use in his next big robbery with Bill Sikes?

4. What do many infants die of while Oliver works for Mr. Sowerberry?

5. How old is Oliver when he is taken to the regular workhouse?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Nancy say when she hears about what happened to Oliver at the robbery?

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

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

4. Why does Mr. Brownlow offer to raise the reward on Bill and Fagin's heads?

5. What does Mr. Bumble do to secure for himself the position he hopes to be advanced to?

6. How does Nancy find out where Oliver is staying when he is in town with Rose?

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

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

9. What do Dodger and Charley do to try and get Oliver to stay in their gang?

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

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