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Victorian England
The Workhouse
Characters
Vocabulary
100
Who wrote Oliver Twist?
Charles Dickens
100
Which century was the Victorian period in England?
The 19th century
100
Who lived in workhouses?
The poor, the destitute
100
The main character of the novel.
Oliver
100
A word meaning "small" or "skinny".
Thin
200
Where did the author live?
England
200
Where does the word "Victorian" come from?
Queen Victoria
200
Why is Oliver punished at workhouse?
Because he asks for more porridge.
200
Two words that describe Oliver.
lonely, small, thin, "his face was very white"
200
A home where poor people worked.
Workhouse
300
Dickens wanted to offer __________ on the living conditions of the poor; that is, he wanted to address social problems.
Social commentary
300
The Victorian era took place during which major societal event, where many factories were built and advances in technology made?
The Industrial Revolution
300
What did Oliver have twice per week at the workhouse?
An onion
300
An important officer of the town
Mr. Bumble
300
What type of novel is Oliver Twist? (give at least two answers)
detective, adventure
400
Charles Dickens first published Oliver Twist in which year?
1837
400
What were Victorian values?
Hard work, religion
400
How many times per day did the children in the workhouse get porridge?
Three times per day
400
What does Mr. Sowerberry do for a living?
Makes coffins, runs a coffin shop
400
__________ is when a person only takes care of himself or herself.
Individualism
500
Which other words did Charles Dickens write?
A Christmas Carol, Pickwick Papers, Nicholas Nickleby, Hard Times, A Tale of Two Cities, Great Expectations, Little Dorrit, David Copperfield...
500
People in the Victorian era scorned the______.
poor
500
Which type of values was England trying to teach by using workhouses?
Victorian values of hard work.
500
What is the significance of Mr. Sowerberry's name?
It is a play on words with "sour".
500
Dickens criticized the ___________ of individualism.
folly