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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tends to Bill when he falls ill with a fever?

2. Where is Nancy heading when she is finally able to leave the house on the second Sunday that Oliver is in town?

3. Who finds Monks on the streets?

4. Why is Fagin so invested in seeing to Oliver's return to his house?

5. Why is Fagin in such dire need of a new apprentice when he meets Noah?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Poverty is a very important theme in this book. Where does this theme appear, and how does Dickens present the theme in a dynamic way?

Essay Topic 3

Despair is a theme that is placed in a number of sensitive places in this story. What are some of these places, and what role does despair play in this story?

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