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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does it take for Rose to recover?

2. Who does Fagin wish to speak with before he dies?

3. How long is Rose planning on being in London when she speaks with Nancy?

4. Why is Nancy able to leave the house on the second Sunday that Oliver is in town?

5. Why does Rose refuse Harry's proposal of marriage to her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

This play takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affect the course of the plot. Why might Dickens have chosen these particular places for this plot to take place?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

What role does symbolism play in the story and where does it appear? How is the plot altered by the presence of these symbols?

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