《雾都孤儿》阅读思考题参考答案和梗概范文

Level 4 Oliver Twist

Chapter 1

Preview questions

1.I think Oliver was born into a poor family.

2.I think Oliver will ask for some food.

3.I think Oliver’s first job will be working on a farm.

Review questions

1.Poor people with no jobs lived in workhouses.

2.Mr. Bumble, the beadle, gave Oliver his name.

3.The board decided to give the people in workhouses less food because they thought people in workhouses

were getting too much food, and that by giving them less, they would leave the workhouse and find jobs. I do not think it is right to starve people by giving them less food. It is better to give them education and training to help them find jobs.

Chapter 2

Preview questions

1.I would not like to sleep in a room full of coffins because I would be very scared.

2.I think Oliver will not stay with Mr. Sowerberry, because at Mr. Sowerberry’s house he had to eat dog

food and sleep in a room full of coffins.

3.I think it is not good to give money to beggars. It is better to give money to charity organizations that can

help the beggars.

Review questions

1.Oliver hit Noah Claypole because Noah said bad things about his mother.

2.The beadle explained Oliver’s behavior by saying the Sowerberry’s had given Oliver too much good food

which had made Oliver believe he was someone special.

3.It took Oliver seven days to walk to London.

Chapter 3

Preview questions

1.I think Oliver is in danger because he is all alone in the big city of London.

2.I think the Artful Dodger made friends with Oliver because he is a friendly boy and he could see that

Oliver needed some help.

3.I think Fagin will look after Oliver by giving him food and a place to sleep, but he will also take advantage

of Oliver.

Review questions

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1.The Artful Dodger and Charley Bates did not make things. They stole wallets and handkerchiefs from

people in the street.

2.The man at the bookshop was sitting outside reading a book.

3.The people chased Oliver because they thought he was the thief.

Chapter 4

Preview questions

1.I think the lady in the picture is Oliver’s mother.

2.I think Fagin will be very angry about Oliver’s disappearance, and will blame the Artful Dodger and

Charley Bates.

3.I think Fagin will find Oliver and will take him back to the dirty house.

Review questions

1.Nancy found out what had happened to Oliver by pretending to be his sister and asking questions about

him at the police station.

2.Mr. Grimwig did not really think Oliver was a bad boy. He just liked to argue with his friend.

3.Fagin found out which house Oliver was in when the man who had bought Oliver’s old clothes had

showed them to Fagin.

Chapter 5

Preview questions

1.I think Mr. Brownlow will try to find Oliver, but Fagin will play a trick so that Mr. Brownlow cannot find

him.

2.I think Nancy will try to help Oliver because she feels sorry for him.

3.It could be right to steal something from a bad person if it would help a good person.

Review questions

1.To try and get Oliver back, Mr. Brownlow put a notice in the newspaper saying he would pay five pounds

to anyone with information about Oliver.

2.Mr. Bumble told Mr. Brownlow that Oliver was a bad boy. He said his parents were criminals, he was

never happy with what he had, and he ran away after trying to murder a man who was kind to him.

3.Sikes needed Oliver to help him because Sikes needed a small boy to get into the house through a window,

and open the door to let Sikes in.

Chapter 6

Preview questions

1.Sikes will not use his gun on Oliver because he needs Oliver to get into the house for him.

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