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Oliver Twist
Charles Dickens
Study Guide
Full Text
Summary
Plot Overview
Summary & Analysis
Chapters 1–4
Chapters 5–8
Chapters 9–12
Chapters 13–16
Chapters 17–22
Chapters 23–28
Chapters 29–32
Chapters 33–37
Chapters 38–41
Chapters 42–48
Chapters 49–53
Characters
Character List
Oliver Twist
Nancy
Fagin
Main Ideas
Themes
Motifs
Symbols
Key Facts
Quotes
Important Quotations Explained
Quotes By Theme
Purity
Poverty
Criminality
Class
Identity
Quotes By Section
Chapters 1–4
Chapters 5–8
Chapters 9–12
Chapters 13–16
Chapters 17–22
Chapters 23–28
Chapters 29–32
Chapters 33–37
Chapters 38–41
Chapters 42–48
Chapters 49–53
Quotes By Character
Oliver Twist
Nancy
Fagin
Rose Maylie
Mr. Brownlow
Further Study
Context
Full Book Quiz
Section Quizzes
Context
Plot Overview
Character List
Analysis of Major Characters
Themes, Motifs & Symbols
Chapters 1-4
Chapters 5-8
Chapters 9-12
Chapters 13-16
Chapters 17-22
Chapters 23-28
Chapters 29-32
Chapters 33-37
Chapters 38-41
Chapters 42-48
Chapters 49-53
Study Questions
Suggestions for Further Reading
Writing Help
How to Write Literary Analysis
Suggested Essay Topics
How to Cite This SparkNote
Further Study
Plot Overview Quiz
Further Study
Plot Overview Quiz
1
of 5
Oliver Twist takes place in England during what decade?
1830's
1890's
1900's
1950's
2
of 5
Where does Oliver Twist live for the first nine years of his life?
On the street
In a workhouse
In his aunt's house
In an orphanage
3
of 5
Fagin, who shelters Oliver in London, is a career criminal who trains orphan boys as ___.
Chimney sweeps
Pickpockets
Assassins
Metalworkers
4
of 5
At the end of the novel, Fagin is ___.
On the lam
In jail
Hanged
Oliver's adoptive father
5
of 5
Who adopts Oliver at the end of the novel?
Mr. Brownlow
Mr. Maylie
Fagin
Mr. Sowerberry
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