OLIVER (2)

1.    Why was Oliver careful to hide after running away from Mr Sowerberry's?

ü He thought that people would want to take him back to Mr Sowerberry.

2.    Why did Oliver decide to go to London? Mention two reasons.

ü First, Mr Bumble would not be able to find him there. Second, there would be so many opportunities for him.

3.    How did Oliver go to London? How long did it take him to go there?

ü He went to London on foot. It took him seven days to go there.

4.    What did Oliver do during his long journey to London?

ü He followed the signs to London for seven days, sleeping in fields and eating very little.  

5.    Who helped Oliver to go to London? What was he like?

ü Jack Dawkins, the Artful Dodger, helped Oliver to go to London. He was a boy of about Oliver's age. He was wearing a man's coat and a tall hat.

6.    How did Jack Dawkins seem to be kind to Oliver when they first met?  

ü He bought Oliver a meal and said he could show him the way to London.

7.    Why was Oliver disappointed يشعر بإحباط as soon as he reached London?

Or: Why did Oliver think he should run away again when he reached London?

ü Because London was not as he expected. Jack took him throw streets that were poorer and dirtier than he had ever seen.

8.    Who was Fagin? What was he like?

ü Fagin was the leader of a group of thieves who got young boys to steal for him. He was an ugly old man with red hair.

9.    What did Oliver see Fagin doing when he woke up?

ü He saw him taking gold watches and expensive jewellery out of a wooden box and putting them back again.

10.     Why did Fagin threaten هدد Oliver with a knife?

ü He wanted to make sure that Oliver didn't see his gold watches and expensive jewellery.             

11.     Why did Oliver think that Fagin was a miser?

ü Because he had so much jewellery and so many watches, however he lived in such an old place.

12.     What did Oliver think about the way Fagin used all his money?

ü He thought that perhaps Fagin used all his money to look after the boys.

13.     Why did Fagin, Jack Dawkins and Charley Bates laugh at ضحكوا ساخرين من Oliver?

ü Because Oliver was an innocent برئ child, he didn't know that the things were stolen, so they laughed at his remarks. تعليقاته

14.     What would Fagin teach Oliver to do with the stolen المسروقة handkerchiefs?

ü He would show him how to take off the marks on them.

15.     What little game did Fagin show Oliver?

ü He showed him how to steal watches, notebooks and handkerchiefs from people.

16.     Why did Fagin walk around the room pretending to be looking in shop windows?

ü He was showing Oliver how to steal things from people.

17.     What did Fagin praise امتدح Oliver for?

Or: Why did Fagin predict تنبأ that Oliver would be as successful as the Artful Dodger?

ü Because Oliver could take a handkerchief from Fagin's pocket without feeling anything.

18.     What did Oliver fail لم يستطع to understand when Fagin predicted that he would be successful?

ü He did not understand how taking handkerchiefs could make you successful.

19.     Why did Oliver not question لم يشك في Fagin's advice?

ü Because Fagin was kind to him and gave him food.

20.     When was Oliver ready to go out into the streets of London with Charley and the Artful Dodger?

ü After a few days of practising the game.

21.     When did Oliver understand why Fagin had so many watches and silk handkerchiefs and such a lot of jewellery?

ü When he saw the Artful Dodger and Charley steal a handkerchief from Mr Brownlow, he realised that the boys were thieves.

22.     How did Oliver get involved in a crime he didn't commit?

ü He just watched the Artful Dodger and Charley steal a handkerchief from the gentleman who called out, "Stop! Thief!" When Oliver started to run away, he was caught by people.

23.     Why was Mr Brownlow puzzled when he first saw Oliver?

ü He thought he had seen the boy before, but he didn't know where.

24.     Why did Mr Brownlow look puzzled again when he saw Oliver in his house?

ü Because Oliver looked like the woman in the painting on the wall.

25.     What did the magistrate decide first concerning بخصوص Oliver? Why did he change his decision?

ü He decided that Oliver should go to prison. But he changed his decision when the owner of the bookshop said that Oliver didn't steal anything.

26.     What happened to Oliver when it was decided that he should go to prison?

ü He felt ill and fainted. He was carried out of the room.

27.     Show that Mr Brownlow was a kind-hearted رحيم القلب gentleman.

ü He tried to prove Oliver's innocence براءة in the police station.

ü When he saw Oliver lying down on the street, he decided to take him to his house to look after him.

28.     How was Oliver when he went to Mr Brownlow's house for the first time?

ü He was very ill. He slept for many days.

29.     Why was Oliver amazed to see the painting of the pretty woman?

ü Because he could see that the eyes, the head and the mouth were almost the same as his own.

30.     Why was Fagin so angry to hear that Oliver was caught by the police?

ü He was afraid that Oliver would tell the police about the group of thieves.

31.     Who was Mr Sikes, or Bill? What did he look like.

ü He was one of the group of thieves. He was an angry looking man with big, strong shoulders.

32.     Who was Nancy?

ü She was a young woman who worked for Mr Sikes.

33.     Why did Mr Sikes suggest sending Nancy to the police station?

ü Because the police didn't know her. She could go and find out what had happened to Oliver.

34.     Why did Fagin give some money to Nancy and the Artful Dodger?

ü To look for Oliver and not to stop until they found him.