Quiz on Charles Dickens and the Poor

What event changed Charles Dickens's life when he was 12 years old?

• He moved to a new city

• His father was sent to prison

• He won a writing competition

• He started a new school

What job did Charles Dickens take to support himself?

• He sold newspapers

• He worked in a factory

• He became a teacher

• He was a journalist

What did Dickens's father disagree with his mother about?

• Whether to send Charles to school

• Whether to keep working at the factory

• Whether to write stories

• Whether to move to London

What was the title of the novel Dickens wrote about a boy in a workhouse?

• Nicholas Nickleby

• David Copperfield

• Oliver Twist

• Great Expectations

What did Dickens believe was the best escape from poverty?

• Hard work

• Education

• Wealth

• Friendship

What did Dickens do to help poor children?

• He opened a factory

• He supported Ragged Schools

• He wrote plays

• He became a politician

Which character in Oliver Twist represents the idea that poverty can lead to crime?

• Mr. Bumble

• Fagin

• Nancy

• Oliver

What was one of the main themes in Dickens's novels?

• Adventure

• Science fiction

• Romance

• Poverty

In what year was Oliver Twist published?

• 1850

• 1841

• 1839

• 1837

What did many readers not realize about Oliver Twist?

• It was based on real events

• It was a comedy

• It was written in London

• It was a children's book