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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17 | Chapter 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Oliver do when he sees Charley steal a man's handkerchief?
(a) He faints.
(b) He yells at Charley to stop.
(c) He tries to return it to the man.
(d) He runs away.

2. What is Fagin most worried about when he hears that Oliver is in jail?
(a) That he will forget everything Fagin taught him.
(b) That he will reveal where Fagin lives.
(c) That he won't come back when he gets out of jail.
(d) That he will die in prison because he is ill.

3. Why is Oliver not sent to live with the man who is willing to take him in?
(a) The man had a criminal record.
(b) Oliver was terrified of the man.
(c) The man was not gainfully employed.
(d) Oliver was too young for such menial labor.

4. What does Fagin threaten to do to Oliver if he tries to run away again?
(a) Starve him.
(b) Send him back to jail.
(c) Whip him.
(d) Kill him.

5. What is the first job Fagin gives to Oliver on his first morning in Fagin's house?
(a) Advertising the found goods.
(b) Cleaning the purses Dodger made.
(c) Taking monograms out of handkerchiefs.
(d) Picking pockets.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Mr. Grimwig say to Mr. Brownlow about Oliver?

3. Why is Mr. Bumble planning to go to court in London after Oliver is taken back to Fagin's house?

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

5. Why does Oliver decide to run away to London after leaving the Sowerberrys' house?

(see the answer key)

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