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

2. What does Mr. Bumble plan to do when he reaches the Sowerberry home after Oliver's attack?

3. What could Mr. Giles be in trouble with the law for?

4. What are Fagin and the others doing when Toby comes to his house after the botched robbery?

5. What is Fagin most worried about when he hears that Oliver is in jail?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Rose and the others decide to do about the news that Nancy has brought them?

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

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

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

5. What does Mr. Bumble tell Mr. Brownlow when he arrives in London, and what is Mr. Brownlow's response to this?

6. Where does Charley end up at the end of the book, and why?

7. What does Charley worry will happen if Dodger is shipped away?

8. 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?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Betrayal is a theme introduced at the very beginning of this book. How does the constant stream of betrayal affect the outcome of the plot, and which characters are most affected by it?

Essay Topic 2

What are some of the key examples of gratitude in this book, and how do these instances affect the characters involved in those scenes?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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