Oliver Thrives with Mr Brownlow
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- In this lesson, we will learn what foreshadowing is and explore how Oliver's sad birth is an example of foreshadowing. We wil also see how Oliver recovers from a sickness at Mr Brownlow's house and examines a painting of a strangely familiar woman.
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6 Questions
Q1.
What crime is Oliver falsely accused of?
Associating with pickpockets
Stealing jewellery
Working with Fagin
Q2.
What man do Charlie and Jack Dawkins steal a handkerchief from?
Fagin
Mr Fang
The bookstore keeper
Q3.
What happens to Oliver when he walks out of court?
He is kidnapped.
He steals a handkerchief.
He walks back to Fagin's property.
Q4.
Where does Oliver go at the end of this extract?
Oliver goes back to Fagin's property.
Oliver goes back to the workhouse.
Q5.
Where was Oliver born?
A prison
A wealthy house
Q6.
What sad event occurred after Oliver was born?
He was forced to beg in the streets.
He was sent to prison.
6 Questions
Q1.
Oliver wakes up at the beginning of this extract and finds himself in what place?
Fagin's house
The courtroom
The workhouse
Q2.
Who takes care of Oliver as he recovers from his sickness?
Fagin
Jack Dawkins
Q3.
What does Oliver spend a long time gazing at in his room?
A handkerchief
Jewellery
Q4.
Who notices that Oliver looks very similar to the lady in the portrait?
Fagin
Jack Dawkins
Mrs Bedwin
Q5.
Foreshadowing is...
A hint that something bad will happen
A reflection of something that is happening in secret
When a writer gives a reader a suggestion about something that happened previously in the story
Q6.
How did Oliver nearly die after he was born?
He nearly starved.
He was nearly murdered.