Question

select the correct answer from each drop - down menu.
read this excerpt from oliver twist by charles dickens and complete the sentences that follow.
\what did you say?\ inquired oliver, looking up very quickly.
\a regular right - down bad un, workus,\ replied noah, coolly. \and its a great deal better, workus, that she died when she did, or else shed have been hard labouring in bridewell, or transported, or hung; which is more likely than either, isnt it?\
crimson with fury, oliver started up; overthrew the chair and table; seized noah by the throat; shook him, in the violence of his rage, till his teeth chattered in his head; and collecting his whole force into one heavy blow, felled him to the ground.
a minute ago, the boy had looked the quiet child, mild, dejected creature that harsh treatment had made him. but his spirit was roused at last; the cruel insult to his dead mother had set his blood on fire. his breast heaved; his attitude was erect; his eye bright and vivid; his whole person changed, as he stood glaring over the cowardly tormentor who now lay crouching at his feet; and defied him with an energy he had never known before.
\hell murder me!\ blubbered noah. \charlotte! missis! heres the new boy a murdering of me! help! help! olivers gone mad! char—lotte!\
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\oh, you little wretch!\ screamed charlotte: seizing oliver with her utmost force, which was about equal to that of a moderately strong man in particularly good training. \oh, you little un - grate - ful, mur - de - rous, hor - rid villain!\ and between every syllable, charlotte gave oliver a blow with all her might: accompanying it with a scream, for the benefit of society.
charlottes fist was by no means a light one; but, lest it should not be effectual in calming olivers wrath, mrs. sowerberry plunged into the kitchen, and assisted to hold him with one hand, while she scratched his face with the other. in this favourable position of affairs, noah rose from the ground, and pommelled him behind.
in this excerpt, oliver is presented as
a boy who is misunderstood by others
a child given to behaving badly
a boy of considerable strength
a child often filled with extreme rage
. charlotte is shown to be a woman who is
e excerpt, the reader is left to infer that charlotte, mrs. sowerberry,
and noah are

Explanation:

For Oliver's description: The excerpt shows Oliver, usually mild, erupts with extreme rage only when his dead mother is cruelly insulted, and he physically overpowers Noah, showing he has significant strength. The option "a boy of considerable strength" matches this, as he can overthrow furniture, subdue Noah, and resist Charlotte's strong grip.
For Charlotte: The text states her strength is "about equal to that of a moderately strong man in particularly good training" and she violently attacks Oliver with blows, showing she is aggressive and physically powerful.
For the inference about Charlotte, Mrs. Sowerberry, and Noah: They all gang up on Oliver to punish him for defending himself, showing they are cruel and bully the vulnerable boy.

Answer:

1. Oliver is presented as: a boy of considerable strength
2. Charlotte is shown to be a woman who is: physically aggressive and strong
3. The reader is left to infer that Charlotte, Mrs. Sowerberry, and Noah are: cruel, bullying figures who target Oliver