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Oliver Twist

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  • How did Mr Brownlow meet Oliver?
    Dodger and Charley tried to pickpocket Mr Brownlow but Oliver was accused. The shop keeper said it wasn't Oliver so he was freed and Mr Brownlow took him in.
  • What happens to Dodger at the end of the story?
    He is transported to Australia for stealing.
  • What happened to Bill Sikes at the end of the story?
    He tries to run over the roofs of houses but falls and dies.
  • Who gave Oliver his name? How did they choose it?
    Mr Bumble by going through the alphabet. He was on the letter T when Oliver was born.
  • Where was Oliver born?
    In a workhouse.
  • Say 5 words to describe Bill Sike's character.
    Malicious, Violent, Vicious, Abusive, Unpredictable, Short/bad-tempered
  • Who betrays Fagin and Bill?
    Nancy
  • How is Monks and Oliver related?
    They're half-brothers.
  • How is Rose related to Oliver?
    She is his aunt.
  • What is a villain?
    A bad person in a story, who harms other people or breaks the law to get what they want.
  • Name 2 characters who are corrupt.
    Mr Bumble, Mrs Bumble, Bill Sikes, Fagin
  • How is Oliver vulnerable on his journey to London? Say 3 ideas.
    He is on his own. He is weak. He is hungry. He sleeps in a field. He has to beg for food. He had to walk a long way so was exhausted and his feet hurt.
  • Name 2 victims in Oliver Twist
    Oliver and Nancy
  • What happened to Oliver after he asked for more gruel?
    The board put up a reward for £5 for someone to take him. The Sowerberrys took Oliver.
  • What is naive?
    Being inexperienced of the world.
  • What were the 3 main punishments for crime in the Victorian Era?
    Prison. Transportation. Hanging (Death)
  • What is an orphan?
    Someone who has no parents
  • Name 2 villains in Oliver Twist
    Fagin and Bill Sikes
  • Why did Oliver say the famous line, "Please, sir I want some more."?
    He drew the short straw among the boys and had to ask for more gruel.
  • Who says this, "Get up, or I'll strew your brains upon the grass"?
    Bill Sikes says this to Oliver
  • Who is Jack Dawkins?
    The Artful Dodger
  • What is antisemitism?
    It is being against Jewish people.
  • What era does Oliver take place in?
    Victorian
  • Who are the Sowerberrys?
    The undertakers who take in Oliver from the workhouse.
  • What 3 things make a good topic sentence?
    1. It answers the question. 2. It is true. 3. It has one idea
  • What happens to Nancy at the end of the story?
    Bill Sikes brutally murders her.