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When was Charles Dickens born? a) 1800 b) 1812 c) 1835
B) 1812
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Dickens based the characters of his stories on the people he saw while working as a clerk. True or False?
True.
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Oliver Twist; Great Expectations: A Christmas Carol
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What were three of his famous novels? |
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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!
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He thought it would help him battle his incessant insomnia.
Dickens always slept facing north because.....
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A: abuzz
What was one word Dickens coined in the Oxford Dictionary? a) abuzz, b) ice cream, c) tattle tale
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Dickens went to work at the age of 15. True? False?
False. at the age of 12.
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1835
His first piece of fiction was published in:
a) 1835 b) 1908 c) 1812 |
True!!!
His 8th novel David Copperfield was his favourite. True or False?
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Dickens was sent to an asylum due to suffering from hallucinations. True or False?
False. It was only a rumour.
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BUSTED!!!! It was a rumour.
Dickens kept a pet raven. True or false?
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FALSE, dude!!
Queen Victoria banned some of Dickens's books. True or False?
FALSE!!!!!!!!! |
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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.
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WHO WOULDN'T KNOW THAT ONE?? iT'S C!
In Italy, he founded: a) a refuge for drunken men, b) a refuge for homeless children, or c) a refuge for homeless women.
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B- Our Mutual Friend
B- Our Mutual Friend
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. |
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