Year 8

A Burglary Goes Wrong

Year 8

A Burglary Goes Wrong

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. 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?
Correct answer: Fagin's gang
Mr Brownlow's house
Prison
The workhouse
Q2.
Why is Bill's eye damaged?
Correct answer: From a punch
From an accident
From sickness
Q3.
Bill Sikes' legs look as if they should be in 'fetters.' What are fetters?
Correct answer: Chains
Ropes
Trousers
Q4.
What was Oliver fed in the workhouse?
Bread and ham
Correct answer: Gruel
Meat
Q5.
What happened to Charles Dickens' father, John Dickens?
He was sent to a blacking factory.
Correct answer: He was sent to prison for his debts.
He was sent to the workhouse.

5 Questions

Q1.
What place is Bill attempting to burgle in this extract?
Correct answer: A house
A prison
The Sowerberry's house
The workhouse
Q2.
What must Oliver climb through in this burglary?
A chimney
A doorway
Correct answer: A window
Q3.
How is Oliver wounded during in this extract?
Oliver is punched.
Correct answer: Oliver is shot.
Oliver runs into a wall.
Q4.
What does Fagin attempt to train Oliver for?
Becoming a miser
Burgling houses
Correct answer: Pickpocketing
Q5.
Who locked Oliver in a cellar?
Fagin
Jack Dawkins
Mr Bumble
Correct answer: Mrs Sowerberry