Oliver Twist
Life during the industrial revolution (6.2.3)
Oliver Twist is notable for Dickens' unromantic portrayal of criminals and their sordid lives. The book also exposed the cruel treatment of many a waif-child in London, which increased international concern in what is sometimes known as "The Great London Waif Crisis". This was the astounding number of orphans in London in the Dickens era. The book's subtitle, The Parish Boy's Progress alludes to Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress and also to a pair of popular 18th-century caricature series by William Hogarth, "A Rake's Progress" and "A Harlot's Progress".
An early example of the social novel, the book calls the public's attention to various contemporary evils, including the Poor Law that stated that poor people should work in workhouses/poorhouses, child labour and the recruitment of children as criminals. Dickens mocks the hypocrisies of the time by surrounding the novel's serious themes with sarcasm and dark humour. The novel may have been inspired by the story of Robert Blincoe, an orphan whose account of his hardships as a child labourer in a cotton mill was widely read in the 1830s. Obviously, Dickens' own early youth—he was vulnerable, and a child labourer—must have also entered.
Directions: Use the information above and what you observe to answer the following questions.
Chapter 2
1. The movie was based off a book by which famous author?
a) Mark Twain c) Richard Wright e) none of the choices
b) Charles Dickens d) Martin Hemingway
2. Who runs the home for young orphans where Oliver lives for nine years?
a) Mr. Bumble b) Mrs. Mann c) Agnes Fleming d) Miss Hannigan
3. As the movie starts, Oliver Twist lets us know….
a) about his interest in a job
b) about his displeasure concerning his parents
c) that he is an orphan
d) that he is on vacation
e) none of the choices
4. How does Oliver violate the rules of the workhouse?
a) By asking for more gruel d) By taking the Lord's name in vain
b) By running a pick pocketing ring e) none of the choices
c) By spreading revolutionary ideology among the paupers
5. To who does the dog Bull's-eye belong?
a) Bill Sikes b) Oliver c) Monks d) Mr. Brownlow e) none of the choices
Chapter 4
6. The man interested in Oliver had the occupation of a…
a) carpenter c) attorney e) none of the choices
b) plumber d) chimney sweep
7. Did the chimney sweep get to keep Oliver Twist? A = Yes B = No
Chapter 6
8. The purpose of a workhouse was to….
a) give orphans training for work d) educate orphans
b) introduce orphans to religion e) none of the choices
9. What is Nancy's profession?
a) Flower-seller b) Nurse c) store keeper d) Con artist e) none of the choices
Chapter 7
10. Where did Oliver Twist run away to?
a) Paris c) Lansing e) none of the choices
b) London d) Dublin
Chapter 9
11. Oliver is brought to another place that houses orphans. Who runs this place?
a) Queen Elizabeth c) Henry VIII e) none of the choices
b) King George III d) Fagan
Chapter 11
12. The boys could stay as long as they…
a) cooked and cleaned c) tended to their behavior e) none of the choices
b) stole from people d) respected each other
13. Who taught them how to steal?
a) Queen Elizabeth c) Henry VIII e) none of the choices
b) King George III d) Fagan
Chapter 15
14. When Oliver is taken in after his run in with the law, a careful watcher notices…
a) the differences between those of wealth and the many who survived in poverty
b) the poor treatment of orphans during the late 1700s
c) the legal system of historic England
d) none of the choices
Chapter 16
15. Does Oliver get stay with the wealthy family? A = yes or B = no
Chapter 18 & 19
16. What crime is Oliver exposed to next?
a) hoarse steeling c) burglary e) none of the above
b) prostitution d) drug dealing
Chapter 21
17. Does Oliver survive the wound? A = yes or B = no
Chapter 25
18. Nancy rats out Fagan and in return is….
a) she is killed by Bill c) paid off by Oliver Twist
b) she is killed by Fagan d) the main suspect in the disappearance of Oliver
Chapter 27
19. How does William finally get caught?
a) by the police b) by one of the orphans c) by the rope of a pulley
Chapter 28
20. What time period does this story take place?
a) The American Civil War c) The English Revolution e) none of the choices
b) The Napoleonic Wars d) The Industrial Age
21. Where does Oliver last see Fagin?
a) In a courtroom c) In the West Indies e) none of the choices
b) Underneath London Bridge d) In a jail cell
22. Fagan would later meet his fate by….
a) being released on bail c) death in jail e) none of the choices
b) being hanged for his crime d) death from old age
23. What am I describing? Stated that poor people should work in workhouses/poorhouses…
a) Labor laws c) Poor codes e) none of the choices
b) Child labor laws d) Workhouse rules
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