Year 8
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- In this lesson, we will learn why Oliver accompanies Bill on a dangerous attempt to burgle a house which quickly leads to disaster. We will explore how Oliver is shown as vulnerable and how Bill is shown as villainous.
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5 Questions
Q1.
Where do Bill and Nancy bring Oliver in this extract?
Mr Brownlow's house
Prison
The workhouse
Q2.
Why is Bill's eye damaged?
From an accident
From sickness
Q3.
Bill Sikes' legs look as if they should be in 'fetters.' What are fetters?
Ropes
Trousers
Q4.
What was Oliver fed in the workhouse?
Bread and ham
Meat
Q5.
What happened to Charles Dickens' father, John Dickens?
He was sent to a blacking factory.
He was sent to the workhouse.
5 Questions
Q1.
What place is Bill attempting to burgle in this extract?
A prison
The Sowerberry's house
The workhouse
Q2.
What must Oliver climb through in this burglary?
A chimney
A doorway
Q3.
How is Oliver wounded during in this extract?
Oliver is punched.
Oliver runs into a wall.
Q4.
What does Fagin attempt to train Oliver for?
Becoming a miser
Burgling houses
Q5.
Who locked Oliver in a cellar?
Fagin
Jack Dawkins
Mr Bumble