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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do Bill and Oliver eat dinner just before the big robbery?
(a) A fancy restaurant.
(b) The side of the road.
(c) An open market.
(d) A pub.

2. What is Mrs. Corney about to do just before Mr. Bumble comes to visit her?
(a) Have some tea.
(b) Write him a letter.
(c) Make some bread.
(d) Go to bed.

3. Who is the first person Oliver meets when he gets to London?
(a) Dodger.
(b) Fagin.
(c) Mr. Ranckle.
(d) Mr. Bumble.

4. Why does Oliver decide to run away to London after leaving the Sowerberrys' house?
(a) It is large enough that Mr. Bumble won't find him there.
(b) There are jobs to be found there.
(c) He thinks he might find his mother there.
(d) He has always wanted to go there.

5. What does Mr. Bumble do to entertain himself while Mrs. Corney is away with the dying woman?
(a) Take inventory of her possessions.
(b) Read some of her books.
(c) Take a nap.
(d) Take a tour of her home.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Charley plan to retire from working for Fagin one day soon?

2. What does Oliver do when he realizes what he is expected to do?

3. Why does Bill put the wounded Oliver in the ditch after the attempted robbery?

4. What is the name of the lady of the house that Oliver tries to rob?

5. What does Mr. Sowerberry do when he returns home and hears what has happened while he was gone?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Nancy do when Bill refuses to let her out of the house on Sunday night?

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

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

4. What does Rose say is the only way she will agree to marry Harry, and why does she feel this way?

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

6. How is Oliver's name cleared at the hearing after the theft of the handkerchief?

7. What does Mr. Bumble do to secure for himself the position he hopes to be advanced to?

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

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

10. What reason does Fagin give for having Noah spy on Nancy?

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