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 "Oliver Twist" Comprehension : Have you understood ?


Read the synopsis in English and answer the following questions:
Scene 1
Why doesn't Fagin say anything to save himself from he gallows ?
Why does he think Lord Brownlow is guilty ?

Scene 2
Why is Agnes thrown out of the family home ?
What happens to her after that ?
Why does the Beadle name the baby Oliver Twist ?

Scene 3
What does Oliver do in the Workhouse ?
Why is he beaten and locked up ?
What is the secret that Old Sally reveals to him ?

Scene 4
How do Oliver and the Artful Dodger meet ?
Why do they become friends ?
Why do they go to London ?

Scene 5
What happens when the two boys arrive in London ?
Who is Little Joe ?
What do the Artful Dodger and Charlie Bates teach Oliver ?
What happens when they go out into the street together ?

Scene 6
What does Fagin want Bill Sikes to do ?
What does Nancy propose ? Why ?

Scene 7
What does Lord Brownlow ask Oliver to do ? Why ?
What happens when Oliver goes off alone ?
What does Fagin ask the Artful Dodger to do ? Why ?

Scene 8
What does Nancy tell Lord Brownlow ?
What is the promise she asks him to make ?
When and where are they to meet ?

Scene 9
What does the Artful Dodger tell Fagin ?
Why does Fagin tell Bill Sikes ?
What does Bill do ?

Scene 10
What does Lord Brownlow do ?
What happens as a result of this ?

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