Oliver Twist Edmodo Quiz answers
In paragraph 1, the word appropriated means...
allotted
In paragraph 40, the word voracious means...
exceedingly eager
In paragraph 40 of this selection, you find the common Latin term per diem. This term means...
for each meal
Read these lines from paragraph 4. Now, Mr. Bumble was a fat man, and a choleric; so, instead of responding to this open-hearted salutation in a kindred spirit, he gave the little wicket a tremendous shake, and then bestowed upon it a kick which could have emanated from no leg but a beadle's. The imagery presented in these sentences suggest that that Mr. Bumble is...
irritable and aggresive
Read these lines from paragraph 48. Oliver was ordered to confinement; and a bill was nest morning pasted on the outside of the gate, offering a reward of five pounds to anybody who would take Oliver Twist off the hands of the parish. These sentences suggest that the story's foreshadowing will result in Oliver...
leaving Mrs.Mann's workhouse
Dickens probably names the workhouse matron where Oliver first lived Mrs.Mann because....
she seemed to lack all maternal instincts.
Mrs.Mann most likely gave Oliver a thousand embraces when he left with Mr. Bumble because...
she wanted Mr.Bumble to see her as a loving caretaker.
Read these lines from paragraph 40. A council was held, lots were cast who should walk up to the master after supper that evening, and ask for more; and it fell to Oliver Twist. These sentences suggest that Oliver's primary conflict in the passage involves his struggle with...
the condition of the workhouse
Complete the following analogy: Oliver : Orphan :: ------ : beadle
Bumble
Read the following dictionary entry. bill n.\'bil\ 1. a statement of money owed for goods or services; 2. Piece of paper money worth a specified amount; 3. a form or draft of a proposed statute presented to a legislature but not yet enacted; 4. a written or printed public notice or advertisement Which definition best matches the use of the word bill in paragraph 48.
Definition 4