Year 8

Oliver Meets Jack Dawkins

Year 8

Oliver Meets Jack Dawkins

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will meet one of literature's most famous characters: the artful dodger. He will read about how Oliver receives help from a rather strange boy. We will then analyse how Dickens presents the artful dodger as untrustworthy.

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5 Questions

Q1.
Which one of these characters can be described as a victim in our novel?
Mr Bumble
Mrs Sowerberry
Correct answer: Oliver
Q2.
What is strange about Jack Dawkins' appearance?
He is very tall.
Correct answer: His clothes are far too large for him.
His clothes are very expensive.
His clothes have clearly been stolen.
Q3.
What does Jack Dawkins get for Oliver?
Clothes
Correct answer: Food
Money
Q4.
What colour does Jack Dawkins describes Oliver as?
Blue
Correct answer: Green
Purple
Red
Q5.
What is a beak's order?
A bird giving commands
Correct answer: A punishment given by a magistrate
A very bossy person