' Oliver Twist' by Charles Dickens ( Macmillian Stories to Remember ) Short questions and Answers: Chapter -9

Oliver Twist (Chapter-9)

1.How Oliver was hastily abandoned in the ditch?

Ans: Oliver, hastily abandoned in the ditch by the desperate Sikes, and hidden only by a ragged cloak, lay as if dead for a long time.

2.How mist rolled along the ground?

Ans: The mist rolled along the ground like a dense cloud of smoke.

3.When Oliver woke up?

Ans: As the air grew colder, following that day came and the mist rolled along the ground like a dense cloud of smoke. Moreover rain fell and soaked Oliver. Then finally he woke up from bed with a cry of pain.

4.Why Oliver could hardly sit up?

Ans: Oliver was so weak that his arm was useless and the shawl round it soaked in blood. So, he could hardly sit up.

5.Why the world was spinning round the Oliver?

Ans: Oliver was so weak that he could not move. He could hardly sit up. Trembling from cold and exhaustion he tried to rise, only to fall back unconscious again.

6.Seeing the house, why Oliver wanted to run away?

Ans: Oliver was roaming alone in the road. Then heavy rain roused him and he looked around and saw a house,seeing the house he knew he must reach to get help. But when he drew nearer the house he recognized that it was that house where he went for robbing.So , he wanted to run away.

7.Who opened the door?

Ans: A manservant opened the door.

8.Who seized Oliver and why?

Ans: A man behind the manservant seized Oliver as he recognized Oliver as a rover.

9.Who ordered to bring a doctor for Oliver?

Ans: Mrs Maylie ordered to bring a doctor for Oliver.

10.How was Mrs. Maylie?

Ans: Mrs. Maylie was the owner of the house.SWhe was an elderly lady,but her eye was bright and her back was straight.

11.Who was Rose and how she was?

Ans:Rose was Mrs. Maylie’s adopted girl,the beautiful young lady,was gentle and intelligent and only seventeen.

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12.Who was Losberne?

Ans:Losberne was the name of a Doctor.

13.Who led the ladies to another room?

Ans:Doctor Losberne led the ladies to another room

14.Why Rose requested to her aunt not to take Oliver to prison?

Ans:As Oliver was too young and he might never has known a mother’s love or the comfort of a home,even if he has been wicked, Rose requested to her aunt not to take Oliver to prison.

15.Who said Oliver is a wicked boy?

Ans:Mrs Maylie said Oliver is a wicked boy.

16.Why Oliver laid in bad for many weeks?

Ans: As Oliver’s condition was very pathetic and he was also ill with fever brought on by the cold and the wet, in addition to the pain of his broken arm, so Oliver laid in bad for many weeks

17.What Oliver told to Rose?

Ans:He told Rose one evening that he was very worried about Mr Brownlow and Mrs Bedwin who had no idea what happened to him and would would think him most ungrateful.