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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 think Bill wants to do with him as they travel to the site of the big robbery?

2. Why does Mr. Brownlow say that he removed the portrait that Oliver loves so much?

3. What does the dying woman need to tell Mrs. Corney?

4. How far away is London when Oliver decides to run away from Mr. Sowerberry's house?

5. What does Oliver wish to do during his first few days at Fagin's house?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What does Oliver do at the regular workhouse that gets him in trouble?

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

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

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

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

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

Security and safety are two themes that are touched upon a number of times throughout the course of this book. Name some of these instances, and explain how these affect the characters in these scenes.

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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