Oliver Meets Jack Dawkins
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Key learning points
- In this lesson, we will meet one of literature's most famous characters: the artful dodger. He will read about how Oliver receives help from a rather strange boy. We will then analyse how Dickens presents the artful dodger as untrustworthy.
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5 Questions
Q1.
Which one of these characters can be described as a victim in our novel?
Mr Bumble
Mrs Sowerberry
Q2.
What is strange about Jack Dawkins' appearance?
He is very tall.
His clothes are very expensive.
His clothes have clearly been stolen.
Q3.
What does Jack Dawkins get for Oliver?
Clothes
Money
Q4.
What colour does Jack Dawkins describes Oliver as?
Blue
Purple
Red
Q5.
What is a beak's order?
A bird giving commands
A very bossy person