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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who asks Mr. Bumble to send their love to Oliver in London before he leaves?

2. What is the name of the lady of the house that Oliver tries to rob?

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

4. Why is Mr. Bumble planning to go to court in London after Oliver is taken back to Fagin's house?

5. What is Mr. Sowerberry's occupation?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Fagin think he needs to use Oliver in his next big robbery with Bill?

3. How does Nancy react when Fagin strikes Oliver for trying to run away?

4. What happens when Oliver knocks on the door of the house he tried to rob?

5. How do Bill and his dog die?

6. Where do Mr. and Mrs. Bumble end up at the end of the book?

7. What information does Mr. Brownlow need from Fagin before Fagin is hung?

8. What does Fagin do when he hears about what happened to Oliver during the botched robbery?

9. What does Mr. Bumble do while he visits with Mrs. Corney, and how does she react?

10. What does Nancy tell Oliver when she comes to take Oliver to Bill's house just before the big robbery?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Valor is a theme of this play, and it is very important to many of the characters involved. Where does this theme of valor present itself, and how do these occurrences affect the characters involved in those scenes?

Essay Topic 2

Old Sally is a minor character whose presence makes a big difference in the plot. How does she accomplish this? What are some ways that her presence, however brief, alters the outcome of the plot? What might have happened differently if Sally had not been in the book at all?

Essay Topic 3

Oliver endures many different trials before the end of the book. What are some of these trials, and what lessons does he learn through these experiences?

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