Round 11: Tossup 20

This character is shot in the arm while helping Toby attempt a botched robbery. For calling his mother a “regular right-down bad ‘un”, Noah Claypole is beaten up by this character, leading to him being fired (15[1])from an undertaker’s. This character is briefly cared for by Rose Maylie, who is told of his half-brother Monks’ plot to corrupt him by (*) Nancy. After being taken in by a man whose handkerchief he is framed for stealing, this character is kidnapped by Bill Sikes, who returns him to Fagin (-5[1])and the gang of pickpockets who take him in. For 10 points, what Dickens title character (10[1])asks (10[1])“please sir, I want some more” gruel? ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: Oliver Twist [accept either underlined part]
<Literature - British, Jamie Burchett> | VAULT II Packet 11
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Summary

TournamentEditionMatchHeardConv. %Power %Neg %Avg. Buzz
VAULT II at Georgia Tech2026-01-246100%67%33%59.17
VAULT II at UCSB2026-03-134100%25%0%71.50
VAULT II at Harvard2026-04-304100%25%25%87.75
VAULT II Stanford Online2026-07-178100%38%50%72.75