How do I reference an object using the object name passed in a string.

Hello,
I thought I had this sorted via a question I posed two weeks ago - but unfortunately I didn't. Below is just a mock up to demonstrate what I am trying to achieve. I want the user to be able to pass in the name of an object in a text array(eg. "MyDict", "MyClass" etc..) and for the application to be able to add the named object to an array of objects.  In the highlighted code below the 1st line moves "Dict" to the object array varList. I want it to add the obj Dict just like the line below does. Any idea how I can achieve this ? Please give working example if possible

regards
Pat


namespace ConsoleApplication3
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
        Dictionary<string, string> dict = new Dictionary<string, string>() {{"cat", "manx"},{"dog", "labrador"}};
        List<object> varList=new List<object>();
        string[] delimitedList= new string[] {"obj1","obj2","dict"};

        for (int j = 0; j < 3; j++)
        {
            switch (delimitedList[j])
            {
               case "dict":
                    varList.Add(delimitedList[j].Replace("\"", ""));  //I would like this to work just like the line below//
                    varList.Add(dict);
                    break;
               case "obj1":
                    varList.Add(delimitedList[j].Replace("\"", ""));
                    break;

                default:
                    break;
            }
          }
         }
        }
    }