A Christmas Carol

Identify the character: The miserly owner of a London counting-house, a nineteenth century term for an accountant's office. The three spirits of Christmas visit the stodgy bean-counter in hopes of reversing his greedy, cold-hearted approach to life.

• Bob Cratchit

• Tiny Tim

• Ebenezer Scrooge

• The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come

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Identify the character: Bob Cratchit's young son, crippled from birth. He is a highly sentimentalized character who Dickens uses to highlight the tribulations of England's poor and to elicit sympathy from his middle and upper class readership.

• Ebenezer Scrooge

• Want and Ignorance

• Tiny Tim

• Bob Cratchit

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Identify the character: The jovial merchant with whom the young Scrooge apprenticed. He renowned for his wonderful Christmas parties.

• Bob Cratchit

• Jacob Marley

• Fezziwig

• Mrs. Fezziwig

These two character represent society's abandonment of the poor and the consequences of that abandonment. Their inclusion in the story is meant to demonstrate they have been forgotten and neglected by the middle classes.

• Man's Children, Ignorance and Want

• Man's Children, Ignorance and Greed

• Man's Children, Ignorance and Sadness

• Man's Children, Ignorance and Poverty

What is the setting of A Christmas Carol?

• London, England, 1840's
• London, New Jersey, 1790's
• Paris, France, 1970's
• Austin, Texas, present

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Which ghost is weighed down by greed?

• The Ghost of Christmas Past
• The Ghost of Christmas Present 
• Jacob Marley
• Bob Cratchit

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How many spirits does Marley say are going to visit Scrooge?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

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The Ghost of Christmas __________________ shows Scrooge that Bob Cratchit lives in poor conditions and barely has a Christmas dinner for his family.

• Present
• Past
• Yet to Come
• Marley

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Seeing the future showed Scrooge that ___________.

• Money can take you far in life.
• Your friends will always be there for you.
• No matter what life will be okay.
• Being generous is more important than being wealthy.

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Who is the author of "A Christmas Carol?"

• Hemingway
• Mark Twain
• Steinbeck
• Charles Dickens

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