THE OLD CURIOSITY SHOP PROJECT

1. Write T(True) or F (False). (10 pt)

1.Charles Dickens was born in Portsmouth, England.

2.His father was a very rich man.
3.Charles Dickens went to prison when he was twelve.
4.After his father went to prison, Dickens left school.
5.He started writing stories when he was fifteen.
6. The Old Curiosity Shop was not his first novel.
7.Dickens was buried in London.
8.When this novel was first published it was not popular.
9.Dickens often wrote about poor children.
10.The story is set at the end of the nineteenth century.

2. Choose the correct answer: ( 7 pt)

1. In which city is The Old Curiosity Shop located?
O Liverpool O London O Birmingham
2. What is the name of Nell’ s grandfather?
O Jacob Marley O Wilkins Micawber O It is not revealed
3. Who did Nell’ s grandfather borrow gold from?
O Daniel Quilp O Fred Tent O Kit O Richard Swiveller
4. Mr Garland offered Kit a job because…
O he needed a servant O he thought Kit was poor O Kit was Nell’ s friend Ohe
thought Kit was honest
5. Nell was very sad after the night at the public house because…
O atey did not have any money O her grandfather lost money playing cards O he
stole some money from her room O he was happy when he was gambling
6. Who lied about the money that went missing?
O Kit OMr Brass and Sally O Richard Swiveller O Mr Garland
7. What was wrong when Kit found Nell’ s grandfather?
O He was already dead O New was dead O Nell was sleeping because she was
very ill
O He was upset because Nell had run away

3. Charles Dickens wrote the story in 1840. Describe London and England at that time.
4. The title of the book is The Old Curiosity Shop . What kind of things do you think you
can find in an old curiosity shop ?
5. Nell and her grandfather travel around the country. Why? How do they travel?
6. Nell’ s grandfather has always a dream he would like to fulfil. Which is it?
7. Which addictive vice does he have?Which consequences does this addiction bring
about?
8. Which is Mr Quilp’ s job?
9. What is Kit’s new joh?Who is his employer?
10. Who is Kit? Which is he falsely accused of?
 11. Why does Nell’ s grandfather lose his shop?
12. What role does Quilp play in Nell’s death?
13. Complete the sentence:
Little Nell is horrified to discover that the person who sneaked into her room at night
and stole all her money is …………… .
14. What does Mrs Jarley do for a living?
15. What type of travelling entertainment is run by Tom Codlin and Harris Short in the
book?
16. Describe Sally and the consequences of her behaviour and actions.
17. Who is the Marchioness? How does he help Kit?
18. What happens to Daniel Quilp at the end of the book?
19. If there is a happy ending in the book it is for Richard Swiveller and Kit. Why?Justify
your answer.
20. Invent a different ending for the story.
21. Did you like the book? What types of book do you like?
22. Nell and her grandfather meet many different people in the story. Describe the
relationship between Nell and the people and how she feels about each one:

Her grandfather:

Fred Tent:
Kit:

Daniel Quilp:
Mr Marton:
Mrs Jarley:
Tommy Codlin:

23.Which is the connection between these people?

Fred Tent and Richard Swiveller:

George and Mrs Jarley:
Tommy Codlin and Mr Harris:

Daniel Quilp and Nell’ s grandfather:

Sampson Brass and Sally:

24.What happens to Nell and the end of the story?

25. Who was the single gentleman?

26. Mr Garland helped Kit three times . How?

27. One of the messages in the story is that children should not be made to grow up too
quickly. They need time to be children. Do you agree with this?Why/Why not? Give reasons for
your answer.
28. Translate:

1. When they reached the door the old man put his arms around his graddaughter and
kissed her on the forehead.
2. But what added most to the ugliness of his face was a horrible smile, which seemed to
be always on his face. .
3. His rich aunt had been sending him money over the years, but in the last few months
he had received nothing.
4. Nell stayed away from Quilp and his lawyer friend and spent most of the next few
weeks beside her sick grandfather’ s bed.
5. After many clever questions, Quilp learnt all about Fred’ s plan for Richard to marry
Nell, and for Fred and Richard to make themselves rich with her large inheritance.
6. Monday came again and Kit returned to the same place in the street where he had
held the pony the week before.
7. Nell had just said goodnight to her grandfather and was returning to the other caravan
when she stopped and looked around her.
8. One night, while standing in the shadows , she had heard the men he gambled with
asking him for more money.
9. She packed up their things and took him away from the caravans while Mrs Jarley and
George were still sleeping.
10. Richard had talked about the single gentleman who was staying in Mr Brass’ s house-
the same gentleman who had come to see Quilp some weeks before.
11. She had died a few weeks before and a new person was now needed to do this job and
live in the house.
12. When the policeman arrived, a statement was taken and then a carriage was called to
take Kit to be seen by a magistrate.
13. I don’ t know what I have done to upset him, but he must have hidden the note in my
hat himself.
14. A prison officer told Kit that he would be found guilty and would probably be
sentenced to prison and transported to a far-away country.
15. He was buried next to her, and so, at last, Nell and her grandfather were together
again just as he had wanted.