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Oliver Twist Chapter Notes Chapter 1  Oliver Was born in a factory  When he is born, he is not in good health  The mom is found on the side of a street the night before Oliver 's birth  His mom dies after his birth  Oliver 's mom isn 't wearing a ring when he is born Chapter 2  Oliver is sent to Ms. Mann who manages a branch of a workhouse for juveniles  Ms. Mann does not feed the kids very well and she hordes all of the food  When Oliver turns nine he is taken back to a workhouse by Mr. Bumble because he is too old for Ms. Mann 's care  Oliver got his name from Mr. Bumble who gives names to unnamed orphans from a list of names  Ms. Mann forces Oliver to stay quiet about the terrible conditions at her place  Ms. Man hides the starving conditions at her place by giving Oliver bread and butter as he leaves  The workhouse that Oliver is moved to is not feeding their kids well either  A boy threatens the kid that if he doesn 't eat any more than he will eat one of them  The rest of the kids drew to see who would ask for more food  Oliver lost and the authorities were offended by this and offered a reward to whoever takes him Chapter 3  Oliver is locked away as an example to the others  A chimney sweep company offers to take Oliver but they decide that 5 pounds is too much and decide that 3 pounds is better  Right before Oliver is taken, he begs the court to not let him go because he will be killed  The court refuses Mr. Gamfield, who is the

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