Vocabulary
A child with no parents is called...
An orphan
What century did the Victorian era mostly take place in?
The nineteenth century (1800s)
What was Charles Dickens disgusted by?
Parliament (and the New Poor Laws)
Writing about normal life is called...
Realism
Some problems of the Industrial Revolution were...
Poverty, slum conditions, disease, overcrowding
What decade were Oliver Twist and Nicholas Nickleby published in?
The 1830s
Someone who gives money to help people in need is called...
A benefactor
What could happen to people in workhouses?
belongings sold, families separated. Children were sent away, heads were shaved, clothes boiled, uniforms issued
What happened to Dickens when he was 12 years old?
His father went to prison
What does it mean if a story is published in 'serialisation'
It is published in separate parts, for example weekly in a magazine
Getting old was very scary in the Victorian era because there were no...
Pensions
What kind of factory did Dickens work in?
A boot-blacking factory
What is gruel and what is it made from?
Porridge - Oats and water
In 1851 the population of Britain reached
20 million
What did Dickens criticise about the workhouses particularly?
The food - it was bad and there wasn't enough