Oliver Twist Study Guide

1. Who names Oliver?

• His mother
• Mrs. Thingummy
• Mrs. Mann
• Mr. Bumble

2. Who convinces Mr. Fang to drop the charges against Oliver?

• The bookstall keeper
• Mr. Brownlow
• The police officer
• Fagin

3. What do the officers suspect about the attempted robbery at Mrs. Maylie's?

• That it was committed by men from the city
• That it was committed by men from the village
• That Oliver masterminded it
• That the servants were involved

4. Why do Fagin and Sikes think Oliver will be best for the job they are planning?

• He will be least likely to betray them
• He will be too scared to disobey
• He is the smallest
• He looks innocent

5. Who always threatens to eat his own head?

• Bill Sikes
• Mr. Grimwig
• Mr. Brownlow
• Fagin

6. Who starts the cries of "Stop thief!"?

• The artful Dodger
• Mr. Brownlow
• The bookseller
• Fagin

7. Whose name is often preceded by "flash?"

• Charley Bates
• Toby Crackit
• John Dawkins
• Tom Chitling

8. Why does Fagin decide to spy on Nancy?

• He thinks she is preparing to run away
• He thinks she is having an affair, and wants to blackmail her
• He thinks she knows where Oliver is
• He thinks she is planning to turn them in to the police

9. Who is Monks?

• Fagin's favorite boy
• Oliver's brother
• Oliver's father
• Sikes

10. What is this quote an example of: "Everything told of life and animation, but one dark cluster of objects in the centre of all--the black stage, the cross-beam, the rope, and all the hideous apparatus of death?"

• Juxtaposition
• Irony
• Metaphor
• Allusion