from A Christmas Carol

1. In the excerpt from A Christmas Carol, where is the Cratchit family

when Bob Cratchit proposes a toast?

• standing by the doorway

• seated at the dinner table

• gathered around the hearth

• gathered around the Christmas tree

2. In the excerpt from A Christmas Carol, what do the cups the family

uses suggest about the Cratchit family?

• They suggest that the Cratchits value tradition.

• They suggest that the Cratchits have little money.

• They suggest that the Cratchits dislike golden goblets.

• They suggest that the Cratchits do not care about fashion.

3. In the excerpt from A Christmas Carol, what casts a “dark shadow”

for the Cratchits over the party?

• the lack of money and food

• the mention of Mr. Scrooge

• the possibility of Tiny Tim’s death

• the disagreement between Bob and Mrs. Cratchit

4. In the excerpt from A Christmas Carol, what is Bob trying to do for

Master Peter?

• help him do better in school

• tell him a joke to cheer him up

• find him a job that pays good money

• show him how to solve a tough problem

5. When is someone most likely to feel penitence?

• after visiting a friend

• after winning an award

• after waking from a long nap

• after hurting someone’s feelings

6. Which of these best describes a rebuke?

• a plea for help

• a harsh criticism

• a statement of fact

• a philosophical argument

7. When is someone’s voice most likely to be plaintive?

• at a party

• at a funeral

• at a museum

• at a workplace

8. Based on the interactions between Scrooge and the Ghost in the

excerpt from A Christmas Carol, what message is the Ghost most

likely implying to Scrooge?

• that Tiny Tim’s fate is dependent on chance

• that Tiny Tim will inevitably die of his ailment

• that Scrooge can change the future for Tiny Tim

• that Scrooge should not worry about Tiny Tim’s future

9. Part A Which phrase best describes a side of Bob Cratchit

revealed in the excerpt from A Christmas Carol?

• strict and disciplined

• clever and insightful

• playful and witty

• respectful and forgiving

9. Part B Which sentence from the excerpt from A Christmas Carol

best supports the answer to Part A?

• Then all the Cratchit family drew round the hearth, in what Bob Cratchit

  called a circle, meaning half a one; and at Bob Cratchit’s elbow stood

  the family display of glass.

• Bob held his withered little hand in his, as if he loved the child, and

  wished to keep him by his side, and dreaded that he might be taken from

  him.

• “Mr. Scrooge!” said Bob; “I’ll give you Mr. Scrooge, the Founder of the

  Feast!”

• Bob Cratchit told them how he had a situation in his eye for Master

  Peter.…