Oliver Twist: Workhouse Choices
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Oliver Twist: Workhouse Choices
A Bowl of Thin Gruel
At the workhouse, the boys ate their supper from a long wooden table. Each received a small bowl of gruel, so thin that the spoon showed through it. Oliver turned his bowl slowly, hoping to find a thicker mouthful at the bottom. There was none. The other boys whispered together. They had drawn lots, and Oliver had lost. Now they pushed him forward, their eyes fixed on the master’s table. Oliver’s knees shook, but he stood up and walked across the room. “Please, sir,” he said, holding out his empty bowl, “I want some more.” The master stared as if Oliver had asked for a feast. A man at his side dropped his spoon. For a moment the room was silent. Then the master seized Oliver by the arm and called for help. Oliver had asked for food, not trouble. Yet the workhouse rules made even a small request seem like a challenge. As he was led away, he looked back at the untouched bowls. The other boys sat very still.
Reading and response
Answer each question using the scene. For evidence questions, quote a few words or refer to a precise detail.
- The master calls for help.
- The boys draw lots and Oliver loses.
- The man drops his spoon.
- Oliver walks across the room and holds out his bowl.
- “their eyes fixed on the master’s table”
- “a small bowl of gruel, so thin that the spoon showed through it”
- “the room was silent”
- “he looked back at the untouched bowls”
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