Oliver Meets Jack Dawkins

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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Quiz:

Oliver Meets Jack Dawkins

Before you leave our lesson today, answer the following questions.

Q1.Which one of these characters can be described as a victim in our novel?

1/5

Q2.What is strange about Jack Dawkins' appearance?

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Q3.What does Jack Dawkins get for Oliver?

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Q4.What colour does Jack Dawkins describes Oliver as?

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Q5.What is a beak's order?

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This quiz includes images that don't have any alt text - please contact your teacher who should be able to help you with an audio description.

Unit quizzes are being retired in August 2023

Why we're removing unit quizzes from the website >
Quiz:

Oliver Meets Jack Dawkins

Before you leave our lesson today, answer the following questions.

Q1.Which one of these characters can be described as a victim in our novel?

1/5

Q2.What is strange about Jack Dawkins' appearance?

2/5

Q3.What does Jack Dawkins get for Oliver?

3/5

Q4.What colour does Jack Dawkins describes Oliver as?

4/5

Q5.What is a beak's order?

5/5

Lesson summary: Oliver Meets Jack Dawkins

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