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Posted by Carolyn on December 22, 1997 at 15:39:27:
In response to Christmas Carol Trivia, written by Carolyn on December 18, 1997 at 07:55:02
] !. When was CD born? Feb. 7, 1812
] 2. Where?Portsmouth, England
] 3. Name the villian in Oliver Twist Bill Sykes
] 4. What book was adapted to a 1968 musical version? Who played the villian in the movie?Oliver!, Oliver Reed
] 5. What was CD's first job? labeling bottles of boot blacking
] 6. How old was he when he got his firt job?12
] 7. What are the publication dates of A Tale of Two Cities and Great Expectations? 1859-1861
] 8. Where was CD's father imprisoned for debt?Marshalsea Prison, London
] 9. Who is the reclusive old women in Great Expectations?Miss Haversham
] 10. Which of CD's brothers died at the age of 6 months?Alfred Allen Dickens
] 11. What was Dickens 1st great literary success? The Pickwick Papers
] 12. To what part of town was CD's drawn when he first moved to London? The Seven Dials, the great slum of London
] 13. What is CD's mother's name? Elizabeth
] 14. What was CD's first print related job? An independent shorthand/court reporter
] 15. Name one Dickens Xmas story and Xmas essay other than ACC? Cricket in the Hearth, is one of many Xmas stories. The "Christma Tree" (1850) was an essay
] 16, For what publication did Dickens report on speeches of Parliament?Morning Chronicle
] 17. What was the Dickens family's greatest fear during CD's childhood?His father's debts/debtors prison
] 18. What is the full name of the heroine of The Old Curiosity Shop?Nell Trent
] 19. What year was the "definitive" version of Great Expectations released and who was the director? 1946, David Lean
] 20. What was CD's greatest lifelong fear? lack of $$$$
] 21.Name the character who sacrifices himself for the good of others in A Tale of Two CitiesSidney Carton
] 22. Name the two books CD wrote that reflect his 1842 visit to America.Martin Chuzzlewitt & Anerican Notes, neither book sold very well
] 23. What were CD's last words? On the ground
] 24. Where did he die? When? In the dining room of Gads Hill Place, Rochester, England, June 9, 1870
] 25. How much did Dickens earn per week for his first job? 6-7 shillings/per week=to 30-35 cents
] 26. What was the title of the novel Dickens was writing at the time of his death?The Mystery of Edwin Drood
] 27. Where is Dickens buried?Westminster Abbey,
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