Oliver Twist Ch.C-71: Young Oliver

Oliver's mother died when Oliver

• was three years' old.
• was two days' old.
• went to work.
• was born.

The people who ran the workhouse

• were kind to the children.
• were mean to the children.
• never hit the children.
• made the children happy.

Why were the boys at the workhouse always hungry?

• Mrs. Mann was spending the food money on herself.
• Mr. Bumble was taking all the food money.
• The owners were taking all the food money.
• They wouldn't eat the cook's food.

Growing up in the workhouse

• was fun for the boys.
• was hard on the boys.
• would make the boys strong.
• made the boys feel lucky.

It was Mr. Bumble's job

• to keep the owners happy.
• to put the children to work.
• to see that the children were being cared for.
• to do the food shopping.

Oliver got into trouble when he 

• told the cook to take a day off.
• asked the cook for a second helping.
• asked Mrs. Mann if he could play a game.
• had a fight with another oy.

First, Oliver asked the cook for some more cereal.  Then, the cook shouted for Mr. Bumble.  Next,

• Mr. Bumble locked Oliver in a dark room.
• Mr. Bumble hit Oliver.
• Oliver was went to live with the Sowerberrys.
• Mr. Bumble ran to tell the owners what Oliver had done.

Oliver felt afraid and all alone at the Sowerberrys.  He missed

• Mrs. Mann.
• Mr. Bumble.
• his friends.
• his mother.

Another name for this story could be

• "More, Please."
• "Growing Up In A Workhouse."
• "A Little Bag Of Bones."
• "Off To Work."

This story is mainly about

• how the about people of England lived.
• a young boy growing up without his family.
• a young boy who never got enough to eat.
• a nine-year-old boy who got a job.