First Term

BY
Mr. H H
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Main Characters
1 Oliver Twist
The hero of the story, an orphan born at the workhouse.
2 Agnes
A young woman who was Oi!er"s mother.
3 - Nurse Sally
An o# nurse at the workhouse.
4 Mr Bumble
an o$cia from the workhouse.
5 Mrs Mann
a woman who ooke# after the young orphans from the workhouse.
6 Mrs Corney (later Mrs Bumble)
matron of the workhouse.
7 Mr Sowerberry
He was a co$n maker with whom Oi!er worke#
8 Mrs Sowerberry
Mr %owerberry"s wife
9 Noah lay!ole
a young boy who worke# with Mr %owerberry
10 Charlotte Claypole
%he was &oah"s wife
11 "a#$ %aw$ins &Art'ul %o(ger)
a boy in Fagin"s gang'the house of thie!es(
12 *agin
the ea#er of the gang
13 Charlie Bates
a boy in Fagin"s gang
14 Mr Brownlow
a kin# man who a#opte# Oi!er
15 Mrs Bedwin
a woman who ooks after Mr Brownow"s house
1+ Mr Si$es
a thief an# a frien# of Fagin
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17 Nan#y
a young woman who works for %ikes
1, Mr -rimwig
A frien# of Mr Brownow
19 Tobey Crackit
one of the thie!es
2. Mon$s
Oi!er"s haf brother, a crue young man
21 Brittles and Giles
two ser!ants in Mrs Mayie"s house
22 Mrs Maylie
a kin# won
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Oi!er"s aunt , a beautifu, kin# woman raise# by Mrs Mayie

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1t was ate at night in a town in ,ngan# #uring the 1n#ustria
2e!oution. At this time, most ,ngish towns nee#e# peope to work in
the factories that were beginning to open a o!er the country. Many
peope came to the towns to 3n# work, but they were often so poor that
they cou# not buy enough to eat an# they ha# nowhere to seep. %o
they went to the workhouses where at east they ha# a be# an# some
sort of foo#. 1n one such workhouse, an o# nurse an# a #octor were
working in a sma, #ark room ooking at a baby boy that ha# 4ust been
born. The baby foun# it #i$cut to breathe. They #i# not know if he
wou# i!e. 50hat"s the mother"s name65 the #octor aske# the nurse. 51
#on"t know. %he arri!e# at the workhouse ast night,5 sai# the nurse.
5%he was i an# weak when she came.5 0hen the baby crie#, the mother
sai# weaky, 5Can 1 see my new baby65 The nurse picke# up the tiny boy
an# the mother saw him for the 3rst time. %he kisse# him genty on the
cheek an# smie#. Then the mother #ie#. 57oor woman,5 sai# the nurse.
5%he was so beautifu. 0e" ne!er know who she was.5
The baby was cae# Oi!er Twist. He was sent to i!e with other orphans
in an o# house nearby. The orphans were a the chi#ren of parents who
ha# been #estitute. A woman cae# Mrs Mann was gi!en a itte money
to ook after the orphans, but she #eci#e# that she nee#e# some of this
money for hersef. For this reason, the boys ne!er ha# !ery much to eat.
On his ninth birth#ay, Oi!er was a sma, weak chi#. He ha# spent a his
ife in the o# bui#ing with Mrs Mann, who was no kin#er to Oi!er than
she was to the other orphans. Oi!er #i# not go to schoo an# he #i# not
know the wor# outsi#e.
One #ay, an important man cae# Mr Bumbe !isite# Mrs Mann. Mr
Bumbe was an o$cia from the workhouse, where the o#er chi#ren
from poor famiies were big enough to work for their foo#. 5&ow Oi!er"s
nine, you #on"t nee# to ook after him,5 Mr Bumbe to# Mrs Mann. 5He is
o# enough to work for us in the workhouse.5 Oi!er was not sa# to ea!e
Mrs Mann, but he was sa# to ea!e his frien#s an# the ony home he ha#
e!er known. He fet wretche# as the #oor to the house was cose#
behin# him. 50hy are you crying6 You"re !ery ucky to work here,5 the
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managers of the workhouse to# Oi!er when he arri!e#. 50e" gi!e you
foo# an# a be# for nothing.5 The workhouse was a arge, co# bui#ing.
Oi!er was intro#uce# to the other boys who were a as thin an# weak as
he was. They wore o# cothes that were too big for them.

Oi!er worke# har# at the workhouse with these boys an# 1 8uicky
reaise# that his ife was not going to become any easier. His be# was
!ery uncomfortabe an# the foo# was ne!er enough. A they ate was a
thin soup. The boys he worke# with were aways hungry. After a few
months, they were a so cose to star!ing that they ma#e a pan. They
#eci#e# they must ha!e more foo#, an# they chose Oi!er to ask for it.
That e!ening in the big, co# ha, the boys 3nishe# eating their usua
thin soup. Then Oi!er stoo# up an# wake# to the master who ga!e
them their foo#. 57ease, sir, 1 want some more,5 sai# Oi!er. The master
was furious. &o one ha# e!er aske# for more before9 50hat #i# you
say65 he crie#. There was now sience in the big room. 57ease, sir, 1 want
some more,5 Oi!er repeate#.
The master angriy took Oi!er"s arm an# imme#iatey e# him to the
managers of the workhouse. He to# them what Oi!er ha# sai#. 51f he is
not happy with our generosity,5 the managers sai#, 5he must ea!e.5
They #eci#e# to ock Oi!er in a room an# put a message on the #oor of
the workhouse. 1t sai# that the workhouse wou# gi!e 3!e poun#s, to
anyone who cou# take the boy away from them. For weeks, Oi!er
staye# in the co#, #ark room. He crie# himsef to seep each night, then
woke up each morning an# began to cry again. He ha# ne!er fet so
aone. He was ony taken from the room when it was time to eat. Mr
Bumbe #i# not want any of the other boys to ask for more foo#, so whie
they were eating, Mr Bumbe ma#e Oi!er stan# in front of them. Then
he beat Oi!er.

This happene# e!ery #ay unti a man cae# Mr %owerberry rea# the
message on the workhouse gate. Mr %owerberry, the co$n maker,
#eci#e# that he nee#e# an apprentice an# to# Mr Bumbe that he cou#
take Oi!er Twist. A new chapter in the boy"s ife was about to start. The
ne:t #ay, Mr Bumbe took Oi!er from the workhouse an# wake# with
him to Mr %owerberry"s house. As they were waking #own the street, Mr
Bumbe was surprise# to see that Oi!er was crying. 50hy are you
crying65 Mr Bumbe shoute#. 5You shou# be happy to ha!e the
opportunity to work with someone ike Mr %owerberry. 51; be a goo#
boy,5 sai# Oi!er. 5But 1 ha!e no ... "5You ha!e no what65 aske# Mr
Bumbe. 51 ha!e no frien#s,5 sai# Oi!er 8uiety.
Mr Bumbe was not intereste# in Oi!er"s feeings. They continue# to
Mr %owerberry"s house, but when Oi!er"s new empoyer saw him, he was
not !ery happy. 5He"s !ery sma, Mr Bumbe,5 Mr %owerberry
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compaine#. 5He is sma, but he" grow,5 e:paine# Mr Bumbe. 5But it
wi cost money to fee# him,5 sai# Mr %owerberry"s wife. %he took Oi!er
#ownstairs an# ga!e him some o# foo# that they ha# not eaten. 5&ow
get some seep,5 sai# Mrs %owerberry. 5You #on"t min# seeping #own in
the shop, #o you6 There"s nowhere ese to seep in our house.5 Oi!er
was aone in a strange, #ark room, surroun#e# by un3nishe# co$ns. 1t
was not much better than the room he ha# sept in at the workhouse. 1t
was not easy for him to seep.

The ne:t morning, Oi!er woke up to the soun# of someone kicking
the shop #oor. Oi!er opene# it an# saw a ta boy with a re# nose eating
some brea#. 5Heo. 1"m &oah Caypoe,5 he sai#. 5You"re from the
workhouse, aren"t you65 he continue#, waking into the shop as if he
i!e# there. 51 hep Mr %owerberry. You #o what 1 say, 0orkhouse Boy.
&ow open the shutters,5 he or#ere#, gi!ing Oi!er a sma kick to make
sure he knew who was the master. Mrs %owerberry cae# an# aske#
&oah to sit by the 3re to ha!e some breakfast. %he ga!e Oi!er a itte
brea# an# to# him to eat it #own beow. 1t was free<ing co# there. 50hy
can"t 1 ha!e a goo# breakfast ike &oah65 he aske#, but there was no one
there to hear him. For the ne:t few months, Oi!er worke# with Mr
%owerberry. He #i# not ike the work, but Mr %owerberry seeme# pease#
with him. This, howe!er, #i# not pease &oah Caypoe, who was to# to
work insi#e when Oi!er went out with Mr %owerberry.
One #ay, after work, the two boys were aone in the shop. 50hat
happene# to your mother, 0orkhouse Boy65 sai# &oah. Oi!er sai#
8uiety, 5The nurse sai# she #ie# of a broken heart.5 51 hear# she #ie# in
the workhouse because she was no goo# at anything,5 aughe# &oah.
50hat #i# you say65 crie# Oi!er, feeing both ashame# an# angry. 51
hear# that if she ha#n"t #ie#, they wou# ha!e punishe# her,5 &oah crie#
unkin#y. Oi!er stoo# up an# starte# to hit &oah har#. 5Hep95 shoute#
&oah. 5He"s kiing me95 Mr an# Mrs %owerberry ran in an# pue# Oi!er
away from &oah. 5Hep me ock him in here,5 they sai# to &oah. They
pue# Oi!er into a #ark cear an# ocke# the #oor. 5You poor boy,5 Mrs
%owerberry sai# to &oah. 50e must get Mr Bumbe at once.5
0hen Mr Bumbe hear# what ha# happene#, he hurrie# to Mr
%owerberry"s house an# knocke# on the #oor to the cear. 5Oi!er, #o
you know who"s speaking65 he cae# ou#y. 5Yes,5 sai# Oi!er. 5Aren"t
you afrai#, Oi!er65 he continue# in a menacing !oice. 5&o95 Mr Bumbe
ooke# at Mr %owerberry in surprise. 51 un#erstan# the probem,5 sai# Mr
Bumbe. 5You"!e gi!en him too much meat, Mrs %owerberry. You"!e been
too kin# to him. =ea!e him in this cear without foo# for a few #ays, then
fee# him ony soup,5 he a#!ise#. That night, in the co# cear, Oi!er
trie# to cry himsef to seep yet again. But he fet too angry to seep.
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0hen the house was 8uiet, he went to the #oor an# reai<e# it was not
ocke#. He waite# unti it was 4ust ight an# 8uiety opene# the #oor. &o
one was awake an# it was easy to ea!e the house without anyone
reai<ing. He knew he cou# not stay in that pace any onger. His ife was
unbearabe. 1t was time for him to run away.
A> ?uestions with mo#e answers
1 1hen (i( the story ha!!en2 1hat is the setting o' the story2
1t happene# in the *-th century in ,ngan#.
2 1hy (i( most 3nglish town nee( !eo!le2
To work in factories.
/ 4ow (i( the in(ustrial revolution a5e#t many towns in
3nglan(2
As many factories began to open an# nee#e# many peope to work in
them.
4 1hy (i( many !eo!le #ome to the towns2
To 3n# work in the new factories.
6 4ow was !eo!le7s li'e (uring the in(ustrial revolution2
They were so poor an# cou#n"t 3n# paces to seep or money to buy
foo#.
+ 1here (i( !eo!le use to stay2
They staye# in workhouses.
7 1hat is a wor$house2
A pace where poor peope cou# i!e an# work.
, 1hy (i( !eo!le wor$ at the wor$house2
Because they were poor so that they cou# ha!e a be# an# some foo#.
9 1here was Oliver born2
He was born in a workhouse.
1. 1hy (i(n7t the (o#tor an( the nurse $now i' the baby woul(
live2
Because the baby foun# it #i$cut to breathe.
11 1hat (i( the (o#tor as$ the nurse about2
He aske# her about the mother"s name , but it was unknown.
12 4ow was the mother when she #ame to the wor$house2
%he was i an# weak.
1/ 1hat was the baby #alle(2
He was cae# Oi!er Twist.
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14 1hy was Oliver an or!han2
Because his mother #ie# when he was born.
16 1hat were or!hans2
They were a the chi#ren whose parents were #estitute
1+ 1ho loo$e( a'ter the or!hans in the ol( house2
A woman cae# Mrs Mann.
17 4ow was Mrs Mann (ishonest2 1hy (i(n7t the #hil(ren
have mu#h to eat in the ol( house2
Because Mrs Mann took some money for hersef.
1, 4ow (i( Mrs Mann treat Oliver an( the others2
%he treate# them unkin#y.
19 4ow was Oliver when he was nine years ol(2
He was sma an# weak an# ne!er went to schoo.
2. 1hat was Mr Bumble2
He was an o$cia from the workhouse.
21 1hy (i( Mr Bumble visit Mrs Mann2
To take Oi!er to work in the workhouse.
22 1hen (i( Oliver have to wor$2
0hen he was nine years o#.
2/ 1hat were Oliver7s 'eelings when he le't Mrs Mann2
He was happy to ea!e her but sa# to ea!e his frien#s an# home.
24 1hen (i( Oliver 'eel wret#he(2
0hen the #oor of the o# house cose# behin# him.
26 1hy (i( the managers o' the wor$house tell Oliver he was
lu#$y2
Because they wou# gi!e him foo# an# a be# for nothing.
2+ 4ow (i( the li'e in the wor$house a5e#t the #hil(ren2
They were a weak an# thin ike Oi!er.
27 1hat $in( o' li'e (i( the #hil(ren in the wor$house
have&lea()2
They e# a har# ife as they were thin an# weak, they wore o# cothes
an# were aways hungry.
2, 1ho (i( the boys #hoose to as$ 'or more 'oo(2
They chose Oi!er.
29 1hy was the master 'urious with Oliver at the wor$house2
Because he aske# for more foo#.
/. 4ow was Oliver !unishe( 'or as$ing 'or more 'oo(2
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a > He was ooke# in a #ark room
b > At e!ery mea he was beaten in front of chi#ren
c > They put a sign to 3n# someone to take him away.
/1 1hat (i( the managers o' the wor$house (o to get ri( o'
Oliver2
They put a message on the #oor that o@ere# 3!e poun#s to anyone
who cou# take Oi!er away.
/2 4ow was Oliver when he was lo#$e( in the (ar$ room in the
wor$house2
He fet aone, he crie# himsef to seep an# cry when he got up.
// 1hy (i( Mr Sowerberry ta$e Oliver 'rom the wor$house2
Because he nee#e# an apprentice.
/4 1hat (i( Mr Sowerberry #om!lain about2
He compaine# that Oi!er was !ery sma.
/6 4ow was Mrs Sowerberry un$in( to Oliver2
%he treate# him unkin#y, ga!e him o# foo# an# ma#e him seep in
the shop.
/+ 1hy was it not easy 'or Oliver to slee! in the sho!2
Because he was aone in a #ark room surroun#e# by un3nishe# co$ns.
/7 1hat awo$e Oliver in the morning2
He woke up to the soun# of someone '&oah( kicking the shop #oor.
/, 1ho was Noah an( what (i( he loo$ li$e2
He was a boy who hepe# Mr %owerberry , he was ta with re# nose.
/9 1hy (i( Noah envy Oliver2
Because Mr %owerberry seeme# pease# with Oi!er an# took him out.
4. 1hy (i( Oliver hit Noah lay!ole2
Because he sai# that if his mother ha#n"t #ie# she wou# ha!e been
punishe#.
41 4ow (i( Mr an( Mrs Sowerberry !unish Oliver2
They ocke# him in a #ark cear.
42 8n Mr Bumble7s o!inion why was Oliver so #ourageous2
Because Mr an# Mrs %owerberry were kin# to him an# ga!e him too
much meat.
4/ 4ow was Oliver brave2
0hen he to# Mr Bumbe he wasn"t afrai# of him.
44 1hat (i( Mr Bumble a(vise Mrs Sowerberry2
He a#!ise# her ea!e Oi!er in the cear an# gi!e him ony soup.
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46 4ow (i( Oliver run away2
0hen he reai<e# that the #oor wasn"t ocke# an# no one was awake.
4+ 1hy (i( Oliver run away2
Because his ife there was unbearabe.
B + ?uotations with Mo#e Answers
1 9 an 8 see my new baby29
1 1ho sai( this an( to whom2
Oi!er"s mother to the nurse.
2 1here was this sai(2
1t was sai# in the workhouse.
/ 1hat (i( the s!ea$er (o on seeing the baby2
%he kisse# her baby an# smie#.
2 9 4e is ol( enough to wor$ 'or us in the wor$house:9
1 1ho is the s!ea$er an( to whom2
Mr Bumbe to Mrs Mann.
2 1here was this senten#e sai(2
1n the o# house near the workhouse.
/ 1hat (i( 9 he 9 re'er to2
it referre# to Oi!er.
/ 9 1e will give you 'oo( an( a be( 'or nothing:9
1 1ho is the a((resser an( to whom2
The managers of the workhouse to Oi!er.
2 1hen was this sai(2
when Oi!er arri!e# at the workhouse.
/ 1hy (i( he say this2
Because Oi!er was crying.
4 9 ;lease < Sir 8 want some more:9
1 1ho is the s!ea$er an( to whom2
Oi!er to the master who ga!e them foo#'cook(
2 1hy (i( the s!ea$er say this2
Because he was hungry an# the foo# was not enough.
/ 1hat was the result2
Oi!er was punishe# se!erey.
6 9 8' he is not ha!!y with our generosity= he must leave:9
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1 1ho sai( this an( to whom2
The managers of the workhouse to the master.
2 About whom was he s!ea$ing2
about Oi!er.
/ 1hat (i( the managers (e#i(e2
They #eci#e# to ock Oi!er in a room an# o@ere# A poun#s to anyone
who wou# take Oi!er.
+ 9 8 will be a goo( boy= but 8 have no 'rien(s:9
1 1ho is the s!ea$er2
Oi!er
2 1here was this sai(2
On the way to Mr %owerberry"s shop.
/ 1hat (oes this senten#e mean2
1t means that Oi!er has feeings.
7 9 4e is small= but he will grow:9
1 who sai( this an( to whom2
Mr Bumbe to %owerberry.
2 1here was this sai(2
At %owerberry"s house.
/ 1hy (i( he say this2
To persua#e Mr %owerberry to take Oi!er.
, 9 >ou (on7t min( slee!ing (own in the sho!= (o you29
1 1ho sai( this an( to whom2
Mrs %owerberry to Oi!er.
2 1hen (i( the s!ea$er say this2
0hen she ga!e Oi!er some o# foo#.
/ 1hat (oes this senten#e show2
1t shows that Mrs %owerberry ha# no mercy, unkin# an# crue.
9 9 1hy #an7t 8 have a goo( brea$'ast li$e Noah:9
1 1ho sai( this an( to whom2
Oi!er to himsef.
2 1here was this senten#e sai(2
1n the free<ing co# room.
/ 1hy (i( the s!ea$er say this2
Because &oah ha# better an# more foo# than him.
1. 1hat ha!!ene( to your mother= wor$house boy2
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1 1ho sai( this an( to whom2
&oah Caypoe to Oi!er.
2 1here was this senten#e sai(2
1n the shop.
/ 1hat (i( the s!ea$er mean2
He meant to make fun of Oi!er an# irritate him.
11 9 8 hear( that she (ie( in the wor$house be#ause she was
no goo( at anything:9
1 1ho is the s!ea$er 2
&oah Caypoe.
2 To whom was this sai(2
Oi!er Twist.
/ 4ow was the rea#tion o' the a((resse( !erson2
Oi!er got angry an# hit &oah %e!erey.
12 9 4el!< he is $illing me<9
1 1ho is the s!ea$er2
&oah Caypoe.
2 1here was this sai(2
1n the shop.
/ 1hy (i( the s!ea$er say this2
Because Oi!er was beating him har#.
1/ 9 >ou !oor boy= we must get Mr Bumble at on#e:9
1 1ho was the s!ea$er an( to whom2
Mrs %owerberry to &oah Caypoe.
2 1hy (i( the s!ea$er say this2
Because &oah was crying after Oi!er ha# beaten him har#.
/ 1hat (oes this mean2
1t means that she o!es &oah more than Oi!er.
14 9 Aren7t you a'rai( = Oliver29
1 1ho is the s!ea$er2
Mr Bumbe.
2 1hen was this sai( 2
when Mr Bumbe came to put an en# to Oi!er"s probem.
/ 1hat was Oliver7s re!ly2
He sai# no he wasn"t afrai#.
16 9 8 un(erstan( the !roblem= >ou have given him mu#h
meat:9
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1 1ho is the s!ea$er an( to whom2
Mr Bumbe to Mrs %owerberry.
2 1hat was the !roblem2
Oi!er beat &oah Caypoe.
/ 1hat ha!!ene( a'ter that2
Oi!er was ocke# in a room'cear( without foo#.
) *in( the mista$es in ea#h o' the 'ollowing senten#es ?
* + Mr %owerberry #eci#e# to take &oah because he nee#e# an
apprentice.
. + Oi!er"s mother was heathy an# weak.
B + 0hen Oi!er was ninety, he ha# to work.
C + Oi!er was sa# to ea!e Mrs Mann"s o# house.
A + The orphans ea# an easy ife in the workhouse.
D + Mr Bumbe was an o$cer in the workhouse.
E + The workhouse o@ere# 3fty poun#s to anyone who wou# take Oi!er.
F + Oi!er was rewar#e# when he aske# for more foo#.
- + The boys in the workhouse chose Caypoe to ask for more foo#.
*G + Mr %owerberry compaine# that Oi!er was !ery huge.
** + Mr %owerberry was a co@ee maker.
*. + Mrs %owerberry was kin# to Oi!er.
*B + Bumbe ran away from Mr %owerberry"s house.
*C + Oi!er"s ife at the %owerberry"s house was bearabe.
*A + Oi!er was bra!e when he to# Mr Bumbe he was afrai# of him.
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* + Oi!er was a bra!e itte boy. /i!e two e:ampes.
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At @rst Oliver was #are'ul to hi#e when he saw peope in the
street, thinking they wou# want to take him back to Mr %owerberry, but
he rea:e# after a few hours. %urey no one was foowing him now. He
saw a sign which sai# 5=on#on, EG mies.5 He #i# not know how ong this
wou# take to wak, but he #eci#e# that =on#on wou# be a goo# pace
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for him to go. ,!en Mr Bumbe wou# not be abe to 3n# him in that
great city he ha# hear# of where there wou# be so many opportunities
for him. He foowe# the signs to =on#on for se!en #ays, seeping in
3e#s an# eating !ery itte. Athough a few kin# peope ga!e him foo#,
he fet hungry an# weak.
*inally= he sat (own to rest in the street of a sma !iage.
Another poor boy of about his age, who was wearing a man"s coat an# a
ta hat, came an#>sat ne:t to him. 5You ook hungry. 0here are you
going65 sai# the boy. ""1"m going to =on#on,5 Oi!er repie#. 5Ha!e you
got a room there6 Or any money65 Oi!er sai# that he ha# amost
nothing. 50e, 1 know a man who wi gi!e you work an# a room for
nothing,5 he sai# cheerfuy. 5My name"s Hack Iawkins,5 he continue#
5athough my frien#s ca me the Artfu Io#ger.5 Hack seeme# to be kin#.
He bought Oi!er a mea an# then sai# he cou# show him the way to
=on#on, but ony when it was #ark.
8t was not too far to =on#on, but it was not what Oi!er ha#
e:pecte#. Hack took Oi!er through streets that were poorer an# #irtier
than he ha# e!er seen, an# he thought perhaps he shou# run away
again. Then they arri!e# in front of an o# house, an# when Hack cae#
out, a #oor opene# an# they went insi#e. Hack e# him to a arge an#
#ark back room with a 3re in one comer. &e:t to the 3re, an ugy o#
man with re# hair was cooking something in a big pan. Four or 3!e boys
sat on o# be#s aroun# the 3re. 5This is Oi!er,5 sai# Hack. At once, the
boys stoo# up an# began to take Oi!er"s few things from him. The o#
man aughe#. 51"m Fagin,5 he sai#. 5%it #own an# ha!e some foo#.5
Oi!er sat by the 3re an# ate. Then, before he knew it, he fe aseep.
0hen he woke up, the room was 8uiet.
4e saw *agin sitting at a tabe taking some things out of a woo#en
bo:. He ooke# carefuy at a go# watch an# some e:pensi!e 4eweery
before putting them back in the bo:. He then ooke# at Oi!er. 0hen he
saw that Oi!er was awake, he 4umpe# up an# 8uicky cose# the woo#en
bo:. 50hat #i# you see65 he shoute#, taking a knife in one han#.
5&othing, sir,5 sai# Oi!er ner!ousy. 5Can 1 get up now65 5Yes, of course,5
sai# Fagin, putting the knife #own again. Oi!er rea:e# an# ooke#
aroun# the room. He thought the o# genteman must be a miser to i!e
in such an o# pace, with so much 4eweery an# so many watches. He
thought that perhaps Fagin use# a his money to ook after the boys. At
that moment, Hack Iawkins arri!e# with a boy cae# Charey Bates. 51
hope you"!e been at work this morning, boys,5 Fagin sai# when he saw
them. 50e"!e been working har#,5 sai# Hack. 5/oo#. 0hat ha!e you
got65 Fagin aske# Hack.
"a#$ showe( him some notebooks an# Fagin ooke# at them
carefuy. 5They"re we ma#e, aren"t they65 Fagin sai# to Oi!er. 5Yes,
!ery we ma#e,5 answere# Oi!er. Fagin an# the boys foun# this !ery
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funny, athough Oi!er #i# not know why. Then Charey showe# Fagin
some sik han#kerchiefs. 5They"re goo# ones,5 sai# Fagin. 5But they ha!e
marks on them. 0e can show Oi!er how to take o@ the marks.5 JThank
you, sir,K sai# Oi!er. Charey aughe# again an# sai#, 5The boy is so !ery
young95 5=et"s ha!e breakfast, then we" show Oi!er our itte game,5
sai# Fagin. 0hen they ha# eaten, Fagin put a watch in one of his
pockets, a notebook in another pocket an# a waet in another. Then he
wake# aroun# the room, preten#ing to be ooking in shop win#ows.
Oi!er thought that this game was !ery funny. Hack an# Charey then
wake# !ery cose to Fagin an# without Oi!er reaising it, they su##eny
ha# the watch, the notebook an# the waet in their han#s. 5Lery goo#,5
sai# Fagin. 5&ow you try, Oi!er.5
Oliver wal$e( behin# Fagin an# took a han#kerchief from his pocket.
5Has it gone65 aske# Fagin. 50e #one, 1 fet nothing,5 he crie#. 5You"re a
ce!er boy. You; be as successfu as the Artfu Io#ger.5 Oi!er #i# not
un#erstan# how taking han#kerchiefs cou# make you successfu, but
because the o# man was kin# an# ga!e him foo#, he #i# not 8uestion
his a#!ice. After a few #ays of practising the game, Fagin to# Oi!er that
he was rea#y to go out into the streets of =on#on with Charey an# the
Artfu Io#ger.
A 'ew hours later= Oi!er foun# himsef in a strange =on#on street
with his two new frien#s. The Artfu Io#ger pointe# to a genteman who
was rea#ing a book outsi#e a bookshop. 5=ook9 He" #o,5 he sai# to
Charey. Oi!er watche# as the two boys wake# 8uiety behin# the
genteman an# carefuy took a han#kerchief from his pocket. Oi!er
su##eny un#erstoo# why Fagin ha# so many watches an# sik
han#kerchiefs an# such a ot of 4eweery. The boys were thie!es9 Before
he knew what was happening, the genteman turne# roun# an# cae#
out, 5%top9 Thief95 Oi!er starte# to run away, but now e!eryone in the
street was pointing at him an# caing, 5%top him9 He"s a thief95 %u##eny
Oi!er fe o!er an# a crow# of peope stoo# a aroun# him. 51s this the
boy65 someone cae#. 5Yes, that"s him.5 Oi!er saw the genteman
ooking #own at him. 5The poor boy is hurt,5 the man sai#. At that
moment a poiceman arri!e# an# to# Oi!er to stan# up. 51t wasn"t me95
crie# Oi!er. 5Oh, yes it was,5 cae# the poiceman, who e# Oi!er
roughy #own the street.
The #row( o' !eo!le an# the genteman foowe# the poiceman
#own to the poice station. 51 #on"t think he #i# it,5 sai# the genteman as
Oi!er was ocke# in a room. 5Ion"t worry, sir,5 sai# a poice o$cer. 5A
magistrate wi see him soon. He" #eci#e.5 The genteman, who was
cae# Mr Brownow, was pu<<e#. 0here ha# he seen the boy before6 A
itte whie ater, Oi!er was cae# to see the magistrate. 0hen the
magistrate hear# what ha# happene#, it was 8uicky #eci#e# that Oi!er
shou# go to prison. On hearing the news, Oi!er fet i an# fainte#. He
was carrie# out of the room. The magistrate was going to sen# e!eryone
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home when the owner of the bookshop su##eny appeare#. 51t wasn"t
that boy95 he sai# to the magistrate. 51t was two other boys. He was with
them, but he #i#n"t take anything,5 he e:paine#. 51 saw the other boys
running away.5 50hy #i#n"t you te me this before65 cae# the
magistrate. 5=et the boy go free an# stop wasting my time.5 As he eft
the bui#ing, Mr Brownow saw Oi!er ying #own on the street outsi#e.
57oor boy,5 he sai#. 5%omebo#y ca a coach.
4e must #ome home with me.5 Oi!er was carefuy put insi#e a
coach an# taken to Mr Brownow"s house, but he #i# not remember the
4ourney. Oi!er was !ery i. He sept for many #ays in a warm,
comfortabe be# in Mr Brownow;s arge house in a goo# part of =on#on.
0hen he at ast woke up, he sai#, 50hat room is this65 An o# a#y
8uicky appeare# an# smie# at him, 5You must be 8uiet, or you" be i
again. =ie #own, there"s a #ear95 sai# the woman, Mrs Be#win, who
ooke# after the house. %o Oi!er staye# in be#, an# it was se!era #ays
before he was we enough to go #ownstairs. He wake# sowy into a
beautifu room an# saw Mr Brownow smiing at him. 5You ook a itte
better,5 sai# Mr Brownow. Then he ooke# pu<<e# again. 5But what is
this6 =ook there.5 He pointe# to a painting of a pretty woman on the wa
abo!e Oi!er"s hea#. Oi!er was ama<e#. He cou# see that the eyes, the
hea# an# the mouth were amost the same as his own.
A'ter Oliver was ta$en by the poiceman, Charey an# the Artfu
Io#ger ran 8uicky back to the o# house. Fagin was so angry to hear
what ha# happene# to Oi!er that he threw a cup of co@ee at Charey.
5%top wasting goo# co@ee,5 sai# a #eep !oice. Fagin ooke# roun# an#
saw an angry ooking man with big, strong shou#ers. 50hat are you
#oing, Fagin65 he shoute#. 5%orry, Bi,5 sai# Fagin, 5but we ha!e a
probem.5 He e:paine# to Mr %ikes, or Bi, as Fagin cae# him, what ha#
happene# to Oi!er. 5Oi!er wi probaby te the poice where we are an#
what we #o,5 e:paine# Fagin. 50e nee# to speak to him 8uicky,5 sai#
Mr %ikes. 5The poice #on"t know &ancy, so she can go an# 3n# out
what"s happene#,5 he suggeste#.
Nan#y was a young woman who worke# for Mr %ikes. %he put on
her best cothes an# set o@ for the poice station, but when she got
there, she was to# that Oi!er ha# gone. 5A poice o$cer to# me that he
went somewhere in a coach with a genteman cae# Mr Brownow,5
&ancy to# Fagin when she got back. 0hen Fagin hear# the news, he
crie# out, 50e must 3n# out where he is before he tes anyone about
us95 He then ga!e &ancy an# the Artfu Io#ger some money. 5/o an#
3n# Oi!er. Ion"t stop unti you 3n# him, not e!en for a minute.5
A> ?uestions with mo#e answers
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1 1hy was Oliver #are'ul to hi(e when he saw !eo!le in the
street2
Because he thought they wou# take him back to Mr %owerberry.
2 4ow 'ar was Aon(on 'rom the village Oliver ha( le't2
1t was EG mies from =on#on.
/ 1hy (i( Oliver (e#i(e that Aon(on woul( be a goo( !la#e 'or
him2
Because Mr Bumbe wou#n"t be abe to 3n# him an# he ha# many
opportunities there.
4 4ow (i( Oliver go to Aon(on2
He went on foot for se!en #ays. 'he sept in 3e#s an# ate itte(
6 4ow (i( Oliver get 'oo( (uring his Bourney to Aon(on2
A few peope ga!e him !ery itte.
+ 1ho met Oliver on his way to Aon(on2
Hack Iawkins, a poor boy of about his age who was wearing a hat an# a
coat.
7 4ow #oul( "a#$ hel! Oliver2
He bought him a mea an# showe# him the way to =on#on.
, 1hy (i( Oliver thin$ o' running away 'rom "a#$2
Because Hack took him through streets that were poorer an# #irtier
than he ha# e!er seen.
9 1ho was *agin an( what was he li$e2
He was the ea#er of a group of thie!esM he was an ugy o# man with
re# hair.
1. 1hat (i( the boys (o when they saw Oliver in the ol(
house2
They began to take Oi!er"s few things.
11 1hat (i( Oliver thin$ about the way *agin use( all his
money2
He thought that Fagin use# his money to ook after the boys.
12 1hat (i( Oliver see *agin (oing when he wo$e u!2
He saw him taking some things out of a woo#en bo: an# ooking at a
go# watch an# some 4eweery.
1/ 4ow (i( *agin threaten Oliver an( why2
He threatene# him with a knife fearing that Oi!er might ha!e seen the
contents of the woo#en bo:.
14 C 1hy (i( Oliver thin$ that *agin was a miser2
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Because he i!e# in an o# house athough he ha# much 4eweery an#
many watches.
16 1hat game (i( *agin = "a#$ an( harley show Oliver2
They showe# him how to take things from peope without making them
fee.
1+ 1hy (i( *agin !raise Oliver2
Because Oi!er cou# take the han#kerchief from his pocket without
feeing anything.
17 1hen (i( Oliver realiDe that they were thieves2
He reai<e# that when he saw them steaing a genteman outsi#e a
bookshop.
1, 1hat ha!!ene( to Oliver when he trie( to run away2
He fe o!er, got hurt an# a crow# of peope stoo# a aroun# him.
19 1here (i( the !oli#eman lea( Oliver2
He e# him to the poice station to be seen by the magistrate.
2. 1hy was Mr Brownlow !uDDle( when he saw Oliver2
Because he thought he ha# seen him before.
21 1hat (i( the magistrate (e#i(e when he hear( what ha(
ha!!ene(2
He #eci#e# that Oi!er shou# go to 7rison.
22 1hat ha!!ene( to Oliver when he hear( the (e#ision o' the
magistrate2
He fet i an# fainte#.
2/ 1hen was Oliver set 'ree2
He was set free when the bookshop owner to# the magistrate that
Oi!er was not the thief, but was with the other boys.
24 1here (i( Mr Brownlow ta$e Oliver2
He took him to his house.
26 ;rove that Mr Brownlow was a $in(Chearte( gentleman2
He trie# to pro!e that Oi!er was innocent.
He took him to his house to ook after him.
2+ 1ho loo$e( a'ter Mr Brownlow7s house2
Mrs Be#win.
27 1hy was Oliver amaDe( when he saw the !ainting above his
hea(2
He was ama<e# because he cou# see that the eyes , the hea# an# the
mouth of the woman were amost the same as Oi!er"s.
2, 4ow was Bill Si$es li$e2
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He was an angry ooking man with big, strong shou#ers.
29 1hat (i( harley an( the Art'ul %o(ger (o when the
!oli#eman too$ Oliver2
They ran 8uicky to the o# house.
/. 1hy (i( *agin thin$ they ha( a !roblem as a result o' losing
Oliver2
They were afrai# because Oi!er might te the poice e!erything about
them
/1 1hy (i( the thieves #hoose Nan#y to @n( out what
ha!!ene( to Oliver2
Because the 7oice #i#n"t know her.
B + ?uotations with answers
1 9 >ou loo$ angry : 1here are you going:29
1 1ho sai( this an( to whom2
Hack Iawkins to Oi!er.
2 1hat was the s!ea$er2
He was one of Fagin"s gang.
/ 1here was this senten#e sai(2
1n the street of a sma !iage on the way to =on#on.
2 9 8 $now a man who will give you wor$ an( a
room 'or nothing:9
1 1ho was the s!ea$er an( to whom2
Hack Iawkins to Oi!er.
2 C 1hat (oes 9 a man9 re'er to2
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1t refers to Fagin.
/ 8s it true 9 'or nothing9 or not2
Of course not true because Fagin uses those boys to stea for him.
/ 9 8 ho!e you have been at wor$ this morning=
boys:9
1 1ho sai( this an( to whom2
Fagin to Hack an# Charey.
2 1hat was their wor$2
2obbing other peope.
/ 1hy (i( the s!ea$er want the boys to (o that Bob2
To get more money for himsef.
4 9 -oo(: 1hat have you got29
1 C 1ho was the a((resser an( to whom2
Fagin to Hack an# Charey.
2 1hat (i( they get2
%ome notebooks an# sik han#kerchiefs.
/ 1hat was wrong with the things they got2
The han#kerchiefs ha# some marks on them an# they wante# to take
them o@.
6 9Aet7s have brea$'ast= then we will show Oliver
our little game:9
1 1ho was the s!ea$er an( to whom2
Fagin to the boys in the o# house.
2 1hat was that game2
1t was training for how to stea things from peope without making them
fee anything.
/ 1hat (i( Oliver thin$ o' the game2
He thought it was a funny game.
+ 9 4as it gone2 1ell (one 8 'elt nothing29
1 1ho was the s!ea$er an( to whom2
Fagin to Oi!er.
2 1hy (i( the s!ea$er say 9well (one92
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Because Oi!er cou# take the han#kerchief from Fagin"s pocket without
making him fee.
/ 1hat (oes 9 it9 re'er to2
1t refers to the han#kerchief.
7 9 sto! him< 4e is a thie':9
1 1ho sai( this2
7eope in the street.
2 1hat (oes him re'er to2
1t refers to Oi!er.
/ 1as he able to es#a!e2 1hy2
&o, he cou#n"t escape because he fe o!er an# got hurt.
, 9 8 (on7t thin$ he (i( it:9
1 1ho was the s!ea$er2
Mr Brownow.
2 1hy (i( the s!ea$er thin$ so2
Because he was a kin# man.
/ 1hat (oes 77it9 re'er to2
1t refers to the theft that happene# to him.
9 9 A magistrate will see him soon: 4e will
(e#i(e:9
1 1ho was the s!ea$er2 To whom2
A poice o$cer to Mr Brownow.
2 1hat (oes a magistrate (o2
He was an o$cia who acts as a 4u#ge.
/ 1hat was the (e#ision2
1t was that Oi!er shou# go to prison.
1. 98t wasn7t that boy= it was two other boys= he
was with them:9
1 1ho was the s!ea$er2
The bookshop owner to the magistrate.
2 1ho were the other two boys2
They were Hack an# Charey.
/ 4ow were those wor(s a li'eboat to Oliver2
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Oi!er was set free.
11 9 Aet the boy go 'ree an( sto! wasting my
time:9
1 1ho was the s!ea$er2
The magistrate.
2 1ho was the boy2
Oi!er Twist.
/ 1hat (i( this senten#e in(i#ate2
This in#icate# that Oi!er was innocent.
12 9 But what is this2 Aoo$ there9
1 1ho sai( this an( to whom2
Mr Brownow to Oi!er.
2 1hat (oes 9this9 re'er to2
The picture of a pretty woman.
/ 1hat was amaDing about 9this92
The picture ha# the same features as that of Oi!er.
1/ 91e nee( to s!ea$ to him: The !oli#e (on7t
$now Nan#y= so she #an go an( @n( out what
ha!!ene(:9
1 1ho sai( this an( to whom2
%ikes to Fagin.
2 1ho (i( the s!ea$er want to s!ea$ to2
They wante# to speak to Oi!er Twist.
/ 1ho was Nan#y2 An( why was she #hosen to go2
%he was a young woman working for %ikes, she was chosen because the
poice #i#n"t know her.
14 9 A !oli#e oE#er tol( me that he went
somewhere in a #oa#h with a gentleman:9
1 1ho sai( this an( to whom2
&ancy to Fagin.
2 C 1hy (i( the s!ea$er go to the !oli#e station2
To know about Oi!er.
/ 1ho was the gentleman an( where (i( he go2
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He was Mr Brownow, he took Oi!er to his house in =on#on.
16 9 -o an( @n( Oliver: %on7t sto! until you @n(
him not even a minute:9
1 1ho sai( this an( to whom2
Fagin to &ancy an# Hack.
2 1hat was the s!ea$er7s Bob2
He was the ea#er of the gang.
/ 1hy was the s!ea$er in a hurry2
Because he was afrai# that Oi!er might te the poice about them.
C > Fin# the mistakes in the foowing sentencesN
*. =on#on was EGG mies away from Oi!er"s !iage.
.. Oi!er foowe# the signs to =on#on for se!enteen #ays.
B. On his way to =on#on a ot of kin# peope ga!e Oi!er goo#.
C. The bookshop owner sai# that Oi!er was guity.
A. At 3rst , the magistrate #eci#e# that Oi!er shou# go to the paace.
D. %ikes was chosen to ook for Oi!er as the poice #i#n"t know her.
E. Hack was an angry ooking man with big strong shou#ers.
F. Fagin #eci#e# that Oi!er shou# go to prison.
-. The skifu Io#ger was another name to Hack Iawkins.
*G. Fagin was an ugy o# man with grey hair.
**. Oi!er thought the game was boring.
*.. in =on#on, it wou# be easy for Mr Bumbe to 3n# Oi!er.
*B. Fagin ha# some watches, cotton han#kerchiefs an# 4eweery.
*C. Oi!er an# Hack reache# =on#on in the morning.
*A. 0hen the genteman sai# 5stop thief95 Fagin began to run away.

Think we 99
*. 0hy #o you think the han#kerchief game paye#6
.. 0hy was it an easy task for Hack to #ecei!e Oi!er6
ha!ter &/)
0or# Meaning 0or# Meaning
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ha!ter &/)
1hen Oliver wo$e u! the ne:t #ay, he foun# that the painting of
the woman on the wa ha# gone. 50e took it #own because it seeme# to
worry you,5 sai# Mrs Be#win.
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5But 1 ike# it,5 proteste# Oi!er. 5/et we, then, Oi!er, an# we can put it
back.5 A few #ays ater, when Oi!er was amost competey better, Mr
Brownow bought him some new cothes. Then, one #ay, he sat #own
with Oi!er an# aske# the boy about his ife. Oi!er starte# to te Mr
Brownow about his time at the workhouse but su##eny there was a
knock at the #oor. An o# genteman in a bue coat entere# the room.
5Oi!er, this is my frien# Mr /rimwig,5 sai# Mr Brownow. 5Heo, is this
the boy you to# me about65 sai# the man when he saw Oi!er. 5Yes,5
sai# Mr Brownow, an# he began to te Mr /rimwig a about Oi!er. He
ha# not 8uite 3nishe# #escribing Oi!er"s ife when Mrs Be#win came into
the room with some books. 50e nee# to pay for these new books, Mr
Brownow,5 she sai#. 5%en# the boy to pay for them,5 sai# Mr /rimwig.
5Yes, #o et me hep you, sir,5 sai# Oi!er. 5Of course,5 sai# Mr Brownow.
5Here"s 3!e poun#s. Take the money to the bookshop. 1 nee# one poun#
change. %ome of the books nee# to go back, too.5 Oi!er was !ery
pease# to hep Mr Brownow. He took the money, put the books un#er
his arm an# then eft. 5Io you reay think he" come back65 aske# Mr
/rimwig. 5Of course,5 sai# Mr Brownow. 5Ion"t you65 5He has new
cothes, some books an# 3!e poun#s. The boy wi go straight to his
frien#s the thie!es an# ne!er come back.5 51"m sure he" be back soon,5
sai# Mr Brownow. But he ooke# worrie#.
Oliver was enBoying his wak to the bookshop when su##enyM a
strange woman grabbe# him by the arm. 5There you are95 she sai#. 51"!e
foun# him95 50hat are you stopping me for6"" aske# Oi!er in surprise.
K=et go of me.5 %ome peope in the street began to ook at them. 5He"s
run away from home,5 the woman e:paine# to them. 51"m taking him
back to his mother an# father.5 Then a man appeare# who seeme# to
know the woman an# sai#, 5Come with me, Oi!er, you ba# boy.5 Oi!er
was not strong enough to run away, an# he was e# away by the man,
who was Mr %ikes, an# the woman, who was &ancy. For haf an hour
Oi!er was e# ike this through busy streets unti they reache# an o#
shop. Oi!er was taken insi#e an# there he saw Fagin, Charey an# the
Artfu Io#ger. 0hen the boys saw him, they starte# aughing. 5=ook at
his cothes an# books9 0hat a genteman95 aughe# Charey. 50e must
gi!e you #i@erent cothes so those #on"t get #irty,5 sai# Fagin. 5An# 1 wi
ha!e this 3!e poun# note for our troubes,5 sai# Mr %ikes, taking the
money from Oi!er"s pocket. 5You can ha!e the books, Fagin.5 57ease,
take the books an# money back to Mr Brownow,5 sai# Oi!er. 5He has
been so goo# to me. He" think 1 stoe them95 5You"re right, Oi!er. He wi
think you stoe them95 aughe# Fagin.
Oliver trie( to es#a!e, but Mr %ikes he# on to him an# began to
beat him with a stick. 5Ion"t #o that to the boy95 crie# &ancy. 5He"s
area#y a thief ike me. You"!e got his money. =ea!e him aone or 1; ca
the poice95 Mr %ikes ooke# surprise#, but stoppe# hitting Oi!er. 5Take
his cothes an# ock him in a roomM5 he sai# angriy. Oi!er was kept in
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the room unti the mi##e of the ne:t #ay, when Fagin et him out. He
to# Oi!er how kin# he ha# been to him when he arri!e# in =on#on. He
aso to# Oi!er that, if he sai# anything to the poice, things wou# not
be so goo# for him. A few #ays after Oi!er ha# been taken back to
Fagin"s, Mr Bumbe was in =on#on on the #ay that an a#!ertisement
came out in a newspaper. 1t aske# for any information peope ha# about
a ost boy cae# Oi!er Twist. Mr Bumbe rea# this with interest, then
aske# peope how to 3n# Mr Brownow"s house. 0hen he got there, he
to# him a he knew about the ba# an# #i$cut boy that he knew so
we. 51 to# you he was a ba# one,5 sai# Mr /rimwig. 5%a#y, you were
right,5 sai# Mr Brownow. 51 #o not want to hear his name e!er again.5
One (ay at *agin7s, the Artfu Io#ger aske# Oi!er to cean his
boots. Oi!er #i# not ike #oing these things, but at east he ha# peope
to tak to. 50hy #on"t you 4oin our gang6 5 the Artfu Io#ger aske#
Oi!er. 5Take things an# you" be rich. 1f you #on"t take peope"s watches,
someone ese wi.5 51 wou# prefer to go back to Mr Brownow"s,5 sai#
Oi!er. 5Fagin won"t ike that,5 sai# Charey. 5He has pans for you.5
1n#ee#, at the same time in another house in =on#on, Fagin was
panning something for Oi!er with Mr %ikes. An# he was going to #o
more than take peope"s watches. 50e nee# a boy to hep us to get
insi#e a arge house in the countrysi#e,5 sai# Mr %ikes. 5Then use Oi!er,5
sai# Fagin. 5He" be 4ust right for the 4ob. &ancy can bring him to your
house tonight.5
Oliver (i( not eF!e#t to see &ancy when she arri!e# at Fagin"s
that e!ening. 5You must come with me to Mr %ikes"s house,5 she sai#.
50hat for6"" aske# Oi!er. 51t is better that you #on"t ask,5 sai# &ancy.
%he ooke# at Oi!er an# cou# see that he was worrie#. 5=ook,5 she sai#,
51"m not happy about this either. 1"!e trie# to hep you, but it"s no goo#.
1" try an# hep you again, but this is not the time. &ow, come with me.5
%o, Oi!er ha# no choice an# he foowe# &ancy to Mr %ikes"s house. The
ne:t morning, after breakfast, Mr %ikes took Oi!er by the han# an# they
set o@ into a co#, cou#y morning. They tra!ee# a #ay, sometimes
waking an# sometimes going by coach. 1t was #ark when they 3nay
arri!e# at an o# house somewhere in the country. Mr %ikes #i# not
knock, but opene# the #oor an# they went insi#e. 5Mr %ikes95 sai# a
!oice. Oi!er ooke# up an# saw a man with ong hair, who to# him to sit
by the 3re. 5Heo, Toby Crackit,5 sai# Mr %ikes. 5This is the boy who can
hep us tonight.5 5/oo#. &ow et"s rest by the 3re,5 sai# Toby.
The @re was warm an# it ha# been a ong #ay, so Oi!er soon
began to fa seep. At haf past one in the morning, Mr %ikes woke Oi!er
up * from a #eep seep. Oi!er watche# as Mr %ikes an# Toby each
picke# up a gun, then they to# him to go with them. They eft the warm
3resi#e an# went outsi#e into a #ark night. They then wake# for some
time through the countrysi#e. 1t was co# an# Oi!er #i# not know where
they were. ,!entuay, they stoppe# by a high brick wa. 5Cimb up95
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or#ere# Toby, an# Oi!er foowe# him up onto the wa. From the top of
the wa, Oi!er cou# see a arge house in front of him an# 3nay
un#erstoo# what they were going to #o. They were going to break into
the house. 57ease, no9 Ion"t ask me to #o this95 Oi!er crie#. 5Be 8uiet.
Io as 1 te you or there" be troube,5 sai# %ikes menacingy, an# he
pointe# to his gun to make sure Oi!er un#erstoo# what the troube
wou# be.
Oliver 'ollowe( the two thie!es across the gar#ens to a sma
win#ow at the bottom of the house. 1t was too sma for any a#ut to
cimb through, but it was not too sma for a chi#. They easiy broke it
open an# there was now a sma space for Oi!er to get into the house.
5Take this ight an# go upstairs, then you can open the front #oor for us,5
sai# Mr %ikes. They pushe# Oi!er through the space in the win#ow an#
Oi!er began to wak into the #ark house. %u##eny, Oi!er hear#
someone insi#e the house shout something. Then there was a ou# bang.
5Come back95 crie# Mr %ikes, who took Oi!er"s arm an# pue# him back
through the space in the win#ow. 50hat"s happene#65 Toby aske#. 5The
boy"s been shot95 sai# %ikes. 5?uick, run95
A> ?uestions with mo#e answers
1 What did Oliver find when he woke up at Mr Brownlow's house and why?
2 Why did Oliver object to takin the paintin away?
! What did Mrs Bedwin pro"ise Oliver to do in case he ot well?
# $ow was Mr Brownlow kind to Oliver?
% Who knocked at the door while Oliver was tellin Mr Brownlow about his life?
& What did Mr Brownlow have to pay for?
' Who went to pay for Mr Brownlow's new books?
( $ow "uch "oney did Oliver have to pay for the books?
) Why did Oliver ask Mr Brownlow to allow hi" to pay for the books?
1* +id Mr ,ri"wi think that Oliver would co"e back and why?
11 What happened to Oliver while he was walkin to the shop?
12 What did the wo"an pretend when the people in the street looked at the"?
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1! Why couldn't Oliver run away fro" -ikes and .ancy?
1# Where did -ikes and .ancy take Oliver?
1% Why did /ain0 1harley and 2ack lauh when they saw Oliver?
1& What did /ain and -ikes do with Oliver's clothes0 "oney and the books?
1' $ow did Mr -ikes interpret takin the five pounds fro" Oliver?
1( Why did Oliver be /ain and -ikes to take the books and the "oney back to Mr
Brownlow?
1) Why did -ikes bein to beat Oliver with a stick?
2* 3rove that .ancy was kind to Oliver?
21 Why did -ikes stop hittin Oliver?
22 What did /ain threaten Oliver with?
2! What was the advertise"ent about Oliver?
2# What did Mr Bu"ble do when he read the advertise"ent about Oliver? 4nd why?
2% Why did Mr Bu"ble talk to Brownlow about Oliver ?
2& What was the result of the conversation between Bu"ble and Brownlow about
Oliver?
2' What did 2ack ask Oliver to join and what was Oliver's reply?
2( What did /ain and -ikes 3lan for Oliver?
2) $ow did .ancy sy"pathi5e with Oliver?
!* $ow was the weather like while they were oin into the house in the countryside?
!1 What did Oliver understand when 6oby ordered hi" to cli"b up the wall?
!2 Why did Oliver follow 6oby and -ikes althouh he didn't like this?
!! Why was Oliver the only one who could cli"b throuh the window?
!# What happened to Oliver in the house?
!% Was the robbery successful and why?
.o0 because Oliver was shot7
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ha!ter &4)
0or# Meaning 0or# Meaning
ha!ter &4)
Toby ra#$it an( Mr Si$es ran a through the night after the
robbery. To make it har#er for anyone who was foowing them, they
#eci#e# to run to #i@erent paces. Mr %ikes staye# in the country, but
Toby Crackit went to =on#on to 3n# Fagin. 0hen Toby to# Fagin that the
robbery ha# not been successfu, Fagin was not at a happy. 5But
where"s the boy65 he aske#. 5After he was shot, we carrie# him through
some 3e#s,5 sai# Toby, 5but peope were chasing us. %o we eft him
there, in a 3e#.5 Fagin was !ery worrie# by this news. He !isite# Mr
%ikes"s house, but &ancy ha# no news of Mr %ikes or Oi!er. 0hen Fagin
returne#, a ta man was waiting for him outsi#e his house. He ha# #ark
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hair an# #ark eyes an# ooke# aroun# ner!ousy, as if he thought peope
were chasing him. He ooke# crue. Heo, Monks95 sai# Fagin. 5Come
insi#e.5 Fagin took the man to a 8uiet room in his house an# to# him
what ha# happene#. 5This was not we panne#,5 crie# Monks. 50hy
#i#n"t you keep the boy with your gang65 5Mr %ikes ha# a 4ob for him,5
e:paine# Fagin. 5An# you shou# be happy 1 foun# him95 50hat if the
boy"s #ea#65 aske# Monks. 5The poice wi ook for us95
But Oliver was not (ea(, he ha# ony been unconscious. He
woke up an# foun# himsef in the co# 3e# where Mr %ikes an# Toby
Crackit ha# eft him. 1t was morning an# it was raining har#. His arm hurt
ba#y an# he was so weak that he foun# it #i$cut to stan# up. %owy he
wake# towar#s the house he ha# !isite# the night before an# after
some minutes, he knocke# on the #oor. Two ser!ants, Mr Brittes an# Mr
/ies, were teing the cook about the robbery in the night an# how they
ha# chase# the thie!es. They were surprise# to hear the knock an# Mr
Brittes opene# the #oor ner!ousy. 0hen they saw Oi!er, Brittes cae#,
5Here"s the thief95 an# 8uicky took ho# of Oi!er"s arm 'uckiy the arm
that was not in4ure#(. Mr /ies went to te the a#y of the house, Mrs
Mayie, what ha# happene#. 50e"!e got the thief that 1 shot95 Mr /ies
sai# prou#y.
98s he hurt2 1e must get a #octor at once,5 sai# 2ose, a pretty gir of
se!enteen who i!e# with Mrs Mayie. 5Carry him up to your room, Mr
/ies,5 sai# Mrs Mayie. A #octor, Ir =osberne, soon arri!e# an# sai# how
surprise# he was to hear about the robbery before he went to see the
patient.
After about an hour, he returne# to the two women who were
waiting patienty #ownstairs. 51 think you shou# come an# see the thief,5
sai# the #octor. 5You #o not nee# to be afrai#.5 The women went up to
the be#room ner!ousy. They thought they wou# see a big, strong man
an# were !ery surprise# to see a sma seeping boy with a ban#age on
his arm. 5How can such a young boy be a crimina65 crie# 2ose. 5,!i can
i!e in anybo#y,5 sai# the #octor sa#y. 5Be kin# to him, aunt,5 sai#
2ose. 5He ooks so hepess an# sma. 1f it ha#n"t been for your
generosity, 1 might be hepess ike this sma chi#95
5=et"s wait unti the boy can tak to us,5 sai# the #octor. 5Then we can
#eci#e what to #o with him.5 Oi!er sept for most of that #ay, but ater,
the #octor suggeste# that the women come up to his room. The boy was
awake an# wante# to tak to them. They istene# as Oi!er to# them a
about his ife.
1hen %r Aosberne hear# Oi!er"s story, he reaise# that the poor
boy nee#e# to be hepe#. But the ser!ants knew the boy was a thief.
0hat cou# Ir =osberne say to the ser!ants6 5You shot the boy, #i#n"t
you65 he sai# to Mr /ies when he went #ownstairs.
5Yes, #octor. He isn"t going to #ie, is he6 0i 1 go to prison65 sai# the
ser!ant, ooking worrie#. The #octor now ha# a pan. 1f Mr /ies was
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worrie# that the boy cou# get him into troube, the ser!ant might not
want to ca the poice. But this 3rst pan #i# not work because at that
moment, Mr Brittes sai#, 5Here they are9 1t"s the #etecti!es from
=on#on. 1 cae# them this morning.5 Two men with short hair an# big
boots wake# into the room. 5My name is Ietecti!e Bathers,5 sai# one of
them. 5Te me about the robbery. 1 hear you ha!e a boy here, one of the
thie!es."" 5&o, one of the ser!ants ma#e a mistake,5 sai# the #octor. 5%o
where #i# the boy come from65 aske# Ietecti!e Iu@, the other
#etecti!e.
5Aet7s tal$ about the boy later,5 sai# the #octor 8uicky. 5Come
an# ook at the win#ow where the thie!es entere#.5 The #etecti!es went
o@ to e:amine the house. 51 want to hep the boy, but 1 #on"t know what
to say to the #etecti!es95 the #octor sai# to Mrs Mayie. 5Te them the
boy"s story,5 sai# Mrs Mayie. 5You beie!e him, #on"t you65 51 beie!e
him,5 sai# the #octor, 5but it wou# not stop a magistrate from sen#ing
him to prison. He has run away from the pace where he worke#, then he
4oine# a gang of thie!es an# trie# to break into a house95 5Oh #ear9 0hy
#i# Mr Brittes sen# for these men65 crie# 2ose. 50e must not te them
Oi!er"s story,5 sai# the #octor. The #etecti!es were goo# at their 4ob.
0hen they returne#, Ietecti!e Bathers sai#, 50e think the criminas
were from the city. 7robaby two men an# a boy.5 50e want to see the
boy upstairs,5 sai# Ietecti!e Iu@. The #octor ha# no choice but to ea#
the men to the boy"s room.
As they wal$e( u!stairs, he 8uicky thought of another pan.
5This is the boy who hurt his arm yester#ay an# came here for hep this
morning,5 sai# Ir =osberne, intro#ucing Oi!er. 5Mr /ies then took ho#
of the poor boy. He thought it was one of the thie!es.5 5You mean it"s not
the same boy65 aske# Ietecti!e Bathers, ooking at Mr /ies. 5Ii# you
shoot this boy or not65 Mr /ies ooke# at Ir =osberne. He knew the
#octor"s story was not true. 0as the #octor protecting him from the
poice because he ha# shot someone6 57erhaps 1 ma#e a mistake,5 sai#
Mr /ies. 51f it"s not the same boy, why are we here65 crie# Ietecti!e
Iu@.
The two (ete#tives le't that night, angry that they ha# not caught
the thief. They sai# they wou# return if they #isco!ere# more
information.
Ir =osberne !isite# the famiy e!ery #ay whie Oi!er was i. After
some time, Oi!er"s arm began to get better, an# he wante# to show how
thankfu he was to these kin# peope who ha# hepe# him. 5Can 1 work
for you65 he aske# 2ose one #ay. 5=et me water your Oowers or #o
something to make you happy.5 5You #on"t nee# to #o anything,5 sai#
2ose, smiing. 51"m ucky because 1 ha!e an aunt who has enough money
to hep peope ike you.5 51 am !ery happy to be here,5 sai# Oi!er. 5Mr
Brownow an# his frien#s wou# o!e to know that 1 am safe here.5 Ir
=osberne got to hear of Oi!er"s feeings, an# when he was competey
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better, he o@ere# to take him by coach to Mr Brownow"s house. Oi!er
was !ery e:cite#. He was ooking forwar# to seeing the kin# man who
ha# hepe# him in =on#on. He wante# to e:pain what ha# happene# to
his books an# his money.
8t was a long Bourney. 0hen they 3nay reache# the street where
Mr Brownow i!e#, Ir =osberne ooke# at Oi!er an# aske#, 50hat"s the
matter6 You ook white. Are you feeing i65 Oi!er pointe# to a sign on
the #oor of Mr Brownow"s house. 1t sai# 5%o#.5 Ir =osberne got out of
the coach an# aske# a neighbour what ha# happene#.
5Mr Brownow has mo!e#,5 sai# the neighbour. 5He went to the 0est
1n#ies si: weeks ago.5 At about the same time as Oi!er was on his way
back from =on#on, a woman was making a cup of tea to hep keep
hersef warm. Her name was Mrs Corney an# she was in charge of the
workhouse where Oi!er was born. There was a knock at the #oor an# a
poor woman came in. 5,:cuse me, Miss. &urse %ay #oes not ha!e much
time.5 50hat"s that to me5 sai# Mrs Corney, 51 can"t keep her ai!e, can
165 5&o, Miss, but she says she wants to te you something important.5
Mrs orney was not happy to ea!e her warm room to !isit the
sick o# woman in her co# room. %he saw &urse %ay ying in be# an#
she reaise# she was !ery i, so she went up to her be#si#e. 51 must te
you something,5 sai# &urse %ay 8uiety. 50hen 1 was younger, 1 was a
nurse to a woman who #ie# here.5 5Yes, you hepe# many peope here,5
agree# Mrs Corney. 5The workhouse was the wrong pace for her,5 &urse
%ay continue#. 5%he was rich enough for a goo# hospita. 1 stoe from
her before she #ie#95
Mrs Corney began to ook at the o# nurse with interest. 50hat #i# you
stea65 she aske#.
5This woman ha# a go# ocket9 %he aske# me to take the go# for the
chi#, who was cae# Oi!er. %he aske# me to ... 5 50hat #i# she ask you
to #o65 sai# Mrs Corney, mo!ing coser, but it was too ate. The o# nurse
was #ea#.
A> ?uestions with mo#e answers
1 What did Toby rackit and !ikes do to make it harder for anyone to follow them"
# What happened to !ikes, rackit and $liver after the failure of robbery"
% Why wasn&t 'agin happy"
( What did rackit and !ikes do with $liver after he had been shot"
) Whom did *ancy have no news of"
+ Who was awaiting outside 'agin&s house"
, What was -onks"
. What was the opinion of -onks of what had happened"
/ What was wrong with $liver"
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10 What did $liver do 1fter he had come to himself"
11 What did the two servants do when they opened the door and saw $liver"
1# Why were -rs -aylie and 2ose surprised when they saw $liver in bed"
1% What did 3r 4osberne realize when he heard $liver&s story"
1( Why was -r 5iles 6the servant7 worried"
1) Why did the two detectives go off the house"
1+ What was 3r 4osberne&s second plan to protect $liver from the police"
1, Why did -r 5iles lie to the police"
1. Why were the two detectives angry when they left the house"
1/ 8ow did $liver try to show how thankful he was to -rs -aylie and 2ose"
#0 9 Why did 2ose say that she was lucky"
#1 9 Why was $liver excited when 3r 4osberne offered to take him by coach to -r
:rownlow&s house"
## 9 What was $liver looking forward to"
#% 9 What did the sign on -r :rownlow&s house say"
#( 9 8ow was $liver When he read the sign &&sold&& on -r :rownlow&s house"
#) 9 What did -r :rownlow&s neighbor say"
#+ 9 What was -rs orney"
#, 9 Why did the old nurse want to see -rs orney"
#. 9 What did nurse !ally tell -rs orney about $liver&s mother"
#/ 9 What did nurse !ally admit"

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