Question

What two topics does Charles Dickens criticize in the beginning of Oliver Twist by placing Oliver in a workhouse?

Answer 1

It's "the absence of morality among parish officials" & "the miserable conditions of workhouses" So, 2 and 3 

Answer 2

The lack of good orphanages in Great Britain
the absence of morality among parish officials
the miserable conditions of workhouses
the lazy and immoral attitudes of the poor
the slack supervision by the parish officials