Excerpt from Chapter V of Oliver Twist by
Charles Dickens
Oliver was awakened in the morning, by a loud kicking at
the outside of the shop-door: which, before he could
huddle on his clothes, was repeated, in an angry and
impetuous manner, about twenty-five times. When he
began to undo the chain, the legs desisted, and a voice
began.
'Open the door, will yer?' cried the voice which belonged
to the legs which had kicked at the door.
'I will, directly, sir,' replied Oliver: undoing the chain, and
turning the key.
'I suppose yer the new boy, ain't yer?' said the voice
through the key-hole.
'Yes, sir,' replied Oliver.
'How old are yer?' inquired the voice.
'Ten, sir,' replied Oliver.
'Then I'll whop yer when I get in,' said the voice; 'you just
see if I don't, that's all, my work'us brat!' and having made
Use the passage to answer the question.
This passage introduces which of the followin
themes?
(1 point)
the inhumane practices of child labor
the omnipresence of social hierarchies
O the surprising kindness of some strangers
the cruelty of employers towards employees
the ubiquity of homeless and parentless childre