Questions with model answers
1) Why was Oliver careful to hide when he saw people
in the street?
-Because he thought they would want to take
him back to Mr. Sowerberry.
2) How
did Oliver go to London?
-He walked. /On foot.
3) How
long did Oliver walk to London? How did he suffer during his trip?
-He walked for seven days, sleeping in
fields and eating very little.
4) How
could Jack trick Oliver when he met him?
-He told him he knew a man who would give work
and a room for nothing and took him to Fagin.
5) How
was Oliver expectation about London as a great city just a naïve illusion?
- Jack took Oliver through streets that
were poorer and dirtier than he had ever seen.
6)
Where did Fagin live? What was he like?
-He lived in a large, dark back room. He
was an ugly old man with red hair.
7)
Despite having a lot of jewellery, Fagin lived in an old house. How did Oliver
account for this?
- He thought the old gentleman must be a
miser to live in such an old place, or perhaps he used all his money to look after the boys.
8) How
did the gang try to teach Oliver picking pockets?
- Fagin put a watch, a notebook and a
wallet in his pockets. Then he walked around the room,
pretending to be looking in shop windows.
Jack and Charley then slightly picked up these things
from his pockets.
9) When
did Oliver understood that Fagin and the boys are thieves ?
- When he saw Jack and Charley took a
handkerchief from Mr. Brownlow's pocket.
10) How
was Oliver a victim of others' deeds?
- When Jack and Charley ran away, Oliver
was wrongly caught for theft.
11) Why
was Mr. Brownlow puzzled when he saw Oliver?
-Because he thought that he had seen his
face before.
12) What
did the magistrate decide when he heard what Oliver had done?
-He decided that Oliver should go to
prison.
13) What
happened to Oliver upon hearing that he would be imprisoned?
-On hearing the news, Oliver felt ill and
fainted. He was carried out of the room.
14) How
did the bookshop owner (Mr. Brownlow) save Oliver from imprisonment?
- Mr. Brownlow told the magistrate that it
wasn't Oliver who robbed him but two other boys.
15) How
did Mr. Brownlow take Oliver to his house? Why?
-He took him in a coach. He seemed a kind
hearted man.
16) What
did Oliver think of Fagin?
-Fagin must be a miser to live in such an old
place .
17)
Where did Oliver stay in Mr. Brownlow's house?
-He in slept a warm, comfortable bed in Mr.
Brownlow's large house
18) How
long did Oliver take to recover (get better)?
-Several
days.
19) Why
was Mr. Brownlow puzzled for the second time when he saw Oliver?
-Because
he was looking at a painting of a pretty woman on the wall above Oliver's head.
The eyes, the head and the mouth were almost the same as Oliver's.
20) How
was Oliver when he saw the portrait of the woman?
-He was
amazed.
21) How
did Fagin feel when he heard what had happened to Oliver? Prove.
-Fagin
was so angry. He threw a cup of coffee at Charley.
22) What
problem would they face as a result of Oliver's being arrested?
-Oliver
will probably tell the police where we are and what we do.
23) Who
did Fagin and Sikes send to find out what happened to Oliver? Why?
-Nancy.
Because the police don't know her.
24) Why
did Fagin decide to find Oliver?
-He was
afraid that the police would know about them .
25) What
did Fagin decide when he knew that Mr. Brownlow took Oliver to his house?
-He
decided that they must find out where he was before he told anyone about them.
26) Who
were sent to find Oliver?
-Nancy
and the Artful Dodger.
Quotations:-
1-"
I hope you've been at work this morning, boys."
-What
work and who are the boys .
2- "the boy is so very young "
-Why did
the speaker say so ?
3- "Well done I felt nothing .You're a
clever boy. You'll be as successful as the Artful Dodger"
- What was the cleverness he talk about ?.
4-
" Stop thief "
-Why did
the speaker say so?
5-"Let
the boy go free and stop wasting my time"
Who was
the speaker and did he say so ?
6-"
I don't think he did it "
What
does he refer to? And what did he do ?
7-"Go find Oliver . Don't
stop until you find him, not even for a minute"
-Who was
the speaker and why did he want them to find Oliver ?
8- "You must be quite or you will be ill
again"
-Why did
the speaker say so and why the addressee ill
Find the
mistake
1-Thanks to Fagin who proved that Oliver was innocent.
2-The magistrate decision was to send Oliver
to the workhouse.
3-Oliver was taken to Mr. Brownlow's house by
car.
4- Oliver went to London by bus .
5- Fagin
felt happy when the boys left Oliver alone.
6- The officer set Oliver free as he didn't
want to waste his time.
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