The document discusses the story 'Oliver Asks for More' by Charles Dickens, focusing on the maltreatment of orphans in a workhouse. It highlights Oliver's struggles, including his birth in the workhouse, his undernourishment, and the punishment he faces for asking for more food. The narrative illustrates the harsh realities faced by the underprivileged in society, particularly orphans like Oliver Twist.
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Oliver Asks For More
The document discusses the story 'Oliver Asks for More' by Charles Dickens, focusing on the maltreatment of orphans in a workhouse. It highlights Oliver's struggles, including his birth in the workhouse, his undernourishment, and the punishment he faces for asking for more food. The narrative illustrates the harsh realities faced by the underprivileged in society, particularly orphans like Oliver Twist.
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A. Multiple Choice Questions:
G. Where was Oliver Twist born?
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from the master?
vt at &) Five (b) Nine
soy (¢)) Thirteen (a) Fourteen
‘Ans. (b) Nine
Gii) Whom did Oliver Twist ask for more soup?
yi (a) The master of the workhouse
»!(b), Mr, Sowerberry (ce) Mr. Bumble
i \(d) None of the above
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Ar 1) The master of the workhouse
(iv) Who was for sale in the story?
(a) The doctor (b) Mr. Bumble
(c) Mr. Sowerberry (ad) Oliver
Ans. (d) Oliver
SEN (v) Who decides that Oliver will ask for more?
(a) Oliver himself ~~ ~(by ‘The inmates of the workhou
(c) Mr. Bumble (d) The master
Ans. (b) The inmates of the workhouse
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B. Read the extracts given below and answer, thé questi
~ that follow:
1. “Among other buildings in a town in England, there Wag.
a house for poor people with no money and nowhere t EI
liye. This was called a workhouse.” & i
(a) Name the story and the Writer. ~~ ‘ A
Ans. The story is “Oliver'Asks for More,” written by Charlegoy,
Dickens, and it is a part of the novel, Oliver- Twists...) |
(b) Why is the workhouse mentioned in the story?,
ole story is set in th se.
Ans. The workhouse is mentioned as the wh
workhouse. Oliver, was, born in the workhouse, where hij a
mother died immediately after his birth and where Olive a
grew up in his initial years being underfed and maltreatedg !
(c) What happéned in the workhouse? ‘Ar
Ans. In the workhouse, Oliver was born, and his mother die
immediately after giving birth to him. He grows up in th”
workhouse only to be maltreated and undernourished. Wheg
he démanded more food (soup), he was beaten up and lock
ina dark room. * gee MS EES ine?
(d) What kind of treatment do people getin a workhouse? Why}? “
Ans. The people who end up in the workhouse are the poorest
the people or orphans. They haye no money and nowhere t
live. The orphans are maltreated and underfed in thjAn
workhouse; therefore, they live in perpetual starvation.
(e) How are poor people being treated in the story?
‘Ans. The poor people are shown to be maltreated in the story. Thi oy
orphans, including Oliver Twist, are underfed, and whe! (t os A
Olivér asks for more food, he is beaten up and locked in tf
dark rod. wt
“The doctor put the child in her arms. She pressed her
“cold white lips to its face, ‘and then fell back.”
is the child, and on whose arms is s/he put? :
The: notice is placed: outsi
1 workhouse where Oliver is to be sold for
'8)° Why was the notice being put ip? Coa
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ans. ‘The notice was put up because Oliver, had asked for more
food from the master in the workhouse, and consequently,
he was beaten up and locked in a dark room. Then a notice
was put up for Oliver to be sold so that other workhouse -
orphans are not influenced by his asking for more food.
(e) What aspect of the character of the speaker is evident in this
conversation?
Ans. The speaker is a heartless man who tends to beat up children
(orphans) and thinks that children can be traded. Mr. Bumble
is cruel and oppresses the orphans to keep them
‘undernourished and even beat them.
(f) What are your feelings about the conversation?
Ans. The conversation between Mr. Bumble and Mr. Sowerberry
makes the reader feel how unfortunate orphans are that they
can be put away from the workhouse merely for asking for
more food. We understand how fortunate we are when we
look at characters like Oliver Twist.
1. How does society treat people who are underprivileged
or orphans? Discuss with reference to “Oliver Asks for
More.” i=
Ans.
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Our Society maltreats anyone who, for some reason, is not ig
the powerful or privileged section of society. If someone ig
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Orphaned for some reason, their state is worse as there is ng EB
One to take care of them,
and they are left at the mercy of
others. The society Often matreats such unfortunate childreng.
Oliver Twist js an orphaned boy living in the workhouse witly
other kids, and all of them-are-at the mercy of the authorities
of the children’s home. Oliver Twist and other workhous¢
inmates are not just maltreated put are not even provided
with enough food. All,these kids suffer from starvation bug
dare not oppose of for more food as they know theig)
wish will never be fulfilled. They will have to grow up
undernourished. pestis hi Ie ee i
