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100
When was Charles Dickens born? a) 1800 b) 1812 c) 1835
B) 1812
100
Dickens based the characters of his stories on the people he saw while working as a clerk. True or False?
True.
100
What were three of his famous novels?
Oliver Twist; Great Expectations: A Christmas Carol.
200
Dickens worked at a clothing factory for 5 hours a day. True or False?
False. He worked at a blacking factory labeling bottles for 11 hours a day!
200
Dickens always slept facing north because.....
he thought it would help him battle his incessant insomnia.
200
What was one word Dickens coined in the Oxford Dictionary? a) abuzz, b) ice cream, c) tattle tale
A: abuzz
300
Dickens went to work at the age of 15. True? False?
False. at the age of 12.
300
His first piece of fiction was published in:
a) 1835 b) 1908 c) 1812
1835
300
His 8th novel David Copperfield was his favourite. True or False?
True!!!
400
Dickens was sent to an asylum due to suffering from hallucinations. True or False?
False. It was only a rumour.
400
Dickens kept a pet raven. True or false?
False! It was a rumour.
400
Queen Victoria banned some of Dickens's books. True or False?
FALSE!!!!!!!!!
500
Dickens worked at an early age because: a) his parents needed the money, b) he didn't want to go to school, or c) his father was imprisoned for tax evasion.
C) His father did not pay his taxes.
500
In Italy, he founded: a) a refuge for drunken men, b) a refuge for homeless children, or c) a refuge for homeless women.
C
500
While on his way to publish what book did Dickens almost die in a train accident? a) Oliver Twist, b) Our Mutual Friend, or c) A Tale of Two Cities.
B- Our Mutual Friend






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