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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. What does Oliver find in every room of Fagin's house when he is locked in there all day?

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

3. What is Mr. Giles's occupation?

4. What does Mr. Giles fail to mention to his lady about Oliver the thief?

5. What does Mr. Bumble do to entertain himself while Mrs. Corney is away with the dying woman?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mr. Brownlow do to try and prove Oliver's integrity?

2. What position does Mr. Sowerberry have Oliver take in his business, and how does Oliver feel about it?

3. What has Harry done in order to get Rose to marry him?

4. 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?

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

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

7. What is the game that Fagin teaches Oliver, and what is it meant to teach?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choosing sides is a theme that is presented in this play. What are some examples of this theme, and how do they affect the characters involved?

Essay Topic 2

Friendship is a strong theme throughout the book. Where are some places that this theme appears, and how do the characters touched by it react? How do certain friendships change over the course of the book, and what causes these changes?

Essay Topic 3

Shame and propriety are common themes throughout this book. What are some of the instances where these themes are present, and why are they so important to the characters involved?

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