PART A What is Oliver's point of view about his life in the orphanage? A. He is unhappy with both of the people who care for him and the other children.
B. He enjoys some aspects of it, such as playing in the coal cellar.
C. He dislikes how he has been cared for, but he thinks of it as his home.
D. He believes it is the only place that he can stay.
PART B Select an excerpt from the passage that supports the answer in Part A.
A. “. . . and he was keeping it in the coal-cellar with a select party of two other young
gentleman. . . .”
B.“ ‘. . . that I was only a telling one or two of the dear children as is so fond
of you. . . .’ ”
C.“‘. . . we have never been able to discover who is his father. . . .’”
D.“‘ . . . Oliver being now too old to remain here, the board have determined to have
him back into the house.’”
E.“Wretched as were the little companions in misery he was leaving behind, they were
the only friends he had ever known. . . .”