Dickens 2012

Have you read 'A Christmas Carol' or 'Oliver Twist'? So now you know something about Dickens. The year 2012 marks the bicentenary of his birth. To learn a bit more about his life and work watch the following video and answer the following questions:

1. What were the names of Dicken's parents?
2. How many siblings were they?
3. When did the family move to London?
4. How many hours a day did he work in the Blacking Factory?
5. What was his job in 1827?
6. When did Dickens begin his journalistic carreer?
7. Write the title of three of his works.
8. Which was his pet?
9. Where did Charles and Catherine land when they travelled to America?
10. What caused the end of his marriage to Catherine?
11. When and how did Dickens die?